Architecture building dprk north korea rare 2. Our local representative in dandong will assist with the transfer. In a country that keeps so much under wraps north korean architecture ends up speaking volumes. The north korean capital of pyongyang was largely razed during the korean war and the buildings that rose up from the ashes provide some of the most striking examples of socialist architecture. Pyongyang almost completely destroyed by the united states during the korean war has been rebuilt on a grand scalemany new buildings have been constructed during the 1980s and 1990s in order to enhance pyongyangs status as a capital.
The total destruction of pyongyang during the korean war gave korean architects a great opportunity to build a capital in a juche image. Free bus from the koryo tours office to beijing capital airport terminal 2 for those taking the flight. North koreas architecture is truly fascinating. The most distinct and impressive form of contemporary cultural expression in north korea is architecture and city planning.
Throughout my two years of visiting and living in north korea the country slowly revealed to me the details of this evolved and refined tool for totalitarian control of. In north korea often the line between public building and monument blurs. Ahead see rare photos inside north koreas buildings. Such is the case at the international friendship museum at mount myohyang a two hour drive north of the capital.
Chevron icon it indicates an expandable section or menu or sometimes previous next navigation options. Heres a look at some of the countrys most fantastical buildings. While the citys monuments are its most immediately striking feature the capital is also notable for its wide mostly empty streets and boulevards.