Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang |
Kim Il Sung Stadium, capacity 70,000 |
Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang |
Statue of a ping pong player, Kim Il Sung Stadium |
Liberation Tower (Pyongyang TV Tower) 150m |
Liberation Tower (Pyongyang TV Tower) 150m |
Our first view of the Ryugyong Hotel |
Pyongyang City Hospital across from the Arch of Triumph |
Raknang District, Pyongyang - near where Mr. Oh lives |
Thongil Street passing through the upscale Raknang District, Pyongyang |
The upscale residential Raknang District was built in the 1990's |
Chungsong Bridge over the Taedong River, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang Ice Rink (1982) |
6000 seat Pyongyang Ice Rink |
Park near the Sinso Bridge with the Ryugyong Hotel |
Pothong River from the Sinso Bridge, a tributary of the larger Taedong River |
105-story Ryugyong Hotel, initially under construction 1987-1992 |
In April 2008, construction was recommenced by the Egyptian company Orascom |
The top floors will house Orascom's mobile phone network equipment and 5 floors of revolving restaurants |
The Ryugyong Hotel should be finished by 15 April 2012, Kim Il Sung's 100th Birthday |
No longer an embarrassment, the Ryugong Hotel will be impressive when complete |
Ryugyong Hotel 330m (1,083ft) |
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang |
Sunset with the Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang |
"Victory for our great president" Intersection of Hyoksin Steet and Hasin Street, Pyongyang |
Edge of the square in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang |
"Victory for our great politics", Yongung Street in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum |
"Victory for our one goal", Yongung Street in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum |
Square on the side of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang |
A school band in Pyongyang |
Square on the side of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang |
Tree-lined walkway along the Pothong River, Pyongyang |
Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang |
Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang |
Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang apartment tower next to the Monument to Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War |
Pyongyang Metro Hwaggumbol "Golden Soil" Station |
Apartment blocks, Pyongyang |
Welcome - Korea International Travel Company |
Dusk falls over Pyongyang |
Lights on in Pyongyang |
Grand People's Study House (Library) from the north |
"Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Grand People's Study House with the Mansudae fountain |
Grand People's Study House with the Mansudae fountain |
Mansudae Art Theatre, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang's 28 Female Dancer sculpture with the Grand People's Study House |
28 Female Dancer sculpture and Grand People's Study House |
Mansudae Art Theatre (1976) Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang |
Light fixture, Mansudae "Fountain Square" |
Light fixture, Mansudae "Fountain Square" |
Mansudae Assembly Hall - the DPRK's "parliament" |
Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang |
Mansudae Assembly Hall (1984) Pyongyang |
Sungryong Hall, part of a Confucian temple in Pyongyang |
The guides made little effort to point out pre-DPRK sites in Pyongyang (we drove by the Taedong Gate many times without mention) |
Moranbong Theatre and Liberation Tower, Pyongyang |
"One mind, one behavior" |
Juche Tower across the Taedong River from Kim Il Sung Square |
Juche Tower (170m) Pyongyang |
Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang |
Great People's Study Hall, 1982, library on Kim Il Sung Square |
East end of Kim Il Sung Square |
Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) |
Great People's Study Hall, the best vantage point for the May Day military parade |
Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang |
Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang |
Korean National Art Gallery, Kim Il Sung Square |
Korean Central History Museum, Kim Il Sung Square |
Panoramic view of the 75,000 sq m Kim Il Sung Square |
People's Grand Study Hall with 30 million volumes, Kim Il Sung Square |
Mr. Oh didn't let me get away again... |
DPRK Ministry of Agriculture, Kim Il Sung Square |
DPRK flags, Kim Il Sung Square |
"Victory for our Choson Democracy" |
Grand People's Study House (Library) Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang |
"Victory for our great Chosun party", DPRK Ministry of Foreign Trade, Kim Il Sung Square |
Electric trolly-bus, Sungri Street, Pyongyang |
Juche Tower across the river from Kim Il Sung Square |
Korean National Art Museum, Kim Il Sung Square |
DPRK flag, Kim Il Sung Square |
DPRK Ministry of Agriculture, Kim Il Sung Square |
Korean Central History Museum, Kim Il Sung Square |
Kim Il Sung Square with the Juche Tower, Pyongyang |
Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang |
Foreign tourists are not allowed to attend the May Day Parade on Kim Il Sung Square |
DPRK flags and the Juche Tower |
2200 seat Pyongyang Grand Theater (1960) |
Ryanggang Hotel, Pyongyang |
Sosan Football Ground, Pyongyang |
Combat Sports Gym, one of the 10 sporting facilities along Chongchung Street, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang Railway Station |
Pyongyang Railway Station |
Our tour bus pulled up along Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
Taedong River-view apartments, Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
Taedong River-view apartments, Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
Apartment across from the USS Pueblo, Pyongyang |
Apartment across from the USS Pueblo, Pyongyang |
Bird along the Taedong River, Pyongyang |
Tower at the Yonggwang Metro Station |
Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang |
Koryo Hotel with the Yonggwang Metro Station, Pyongyang |
Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang |
Kyonghung Street at the Yonggwang Metro Station |
Sun reflecting off the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang |
Taedongmun Cinema, Sungri Street, Pyongyang |
Moranbong Theatre, Pyongyang |
Moranbong Theatre, Pyongyang |
Liberation Tower, Pyongyang |
The sign on top of the building near Juche Tower says "Be Together" - Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
The other building's sign says "One Goal", Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
Apartment block near Juche Tower, Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang |
Building with the Korean Worker's Party emblem, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang street corner |
Apartment blocks, Munsu Street, Pyongyang |
Late afternoon sun with the Ryugyong Hotel from the Monument to Party Founding |
Pyongyang Grand Theatre illuminated at night |
"Our Great President Kim Il Sung always lives with us" |
Pyongyang Railway Station illuminated at night "Victory for Kim Il Sung, Victory for Choson" |
April 25 House of Culture, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
There's not much English used publicly on Pyongyang signs |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
Hibiscus syriacus, the national flower of South Korea |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
Pyongyang International Cultural Center |
Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, a large gift shop, Pyongyang |
Liquor section, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall |
Kaesong Koryo Insam Wine, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall |
Traditional Korean dresses, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall |
Korean ceramics, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall |
Korean ceramics, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall |
Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, Pyongyang |
Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, Pyongyang |
Mosaic of a young Kim Il Sung with the Ryugyong Hotel |
Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009 |
Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009 |
Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009 |
Intersection at the Chonu Metro Station, Pyongyang |
Kaeson Street, Pyongyang |
Kaeson Cinema, Pyongyang |
Sungri Street, Pyongyang |
Sungri Street, Pyongyang |
Pyongyang Grand Theatre |
Pyongyang Grand Theatre |
DPRK 5 won banknote |
DPRK 5 won banknote, Pyongyang Grand Theatre |
Hot pot restaurant, Pyongyang diplomatic quarter |
Hot pot restaurant, Pyongyang diplomatic quarter |
Taedonggang Beer, Pyongyang, North Korea |