Party Foundation Monument

The Monument to Party Founding is a monument in , the capital of . The monument is rich in symbolism: its hammer, sickle and calligraphy brush symbolize the workers, farmers and intellectuals.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Monument to Party Founding”, “Monument to the Founding of the Worker’s Party”, “Party Founding Monument”, and “Workers‘ Party Foundation Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pyongyang Maternity Hospital and East Pyongyang Grand Theatre.

Hospital
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The is a maternity and teaching hospital in . Nurses and midwives are educated in the hospital for work outside the North Korean capital. is situated 500 metres southeast of Party Foundation Monument.

Theater building
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The is a 2,500-seat theatre located in the capital, . It was the site of the 2008 concert by the New York Philharmonic, which was the first significant cultural visit to North Korea by the since the Korean War. is situated 640 metres northwest of Party Foundation Monument.

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The , completed in 1982, is a 170-metre monument in , the capital of . The monument is named after the ideology of Juche introduced by the country's first leader, Kim Il Sung. is situated 1½ km southwest of Party Foundation Monument.

Party Foundation Monument

Latitude
39.02785° or 39° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
125.77648° or 125° 46′ 35″ east
Inception
1996
Height
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8QF72QHG+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1066389749
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1490655
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Party Foundation Monument” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Alderdiaren Sorreraren monumentua”
  • Basque: “Langileen Alderdiaren Sorreraren monumentua”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на Корейската работническа партия”
  • Chinese: “党创建纪念塔”
  • Chinese: “建党纪念塔”
  • Dutch: “Monument to Party Founding”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento LPK”
  • French: “monument à la fondation du Parti”
  • French: “Monument à la fondation du Parti”
  • French: “Monument de la Fondation du Parti des Travailleurs”
  • German: “Monument zur Gründung der Partei der Arbeit Koreas”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο Ίδρυσης του Κόμματος”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Pendirian Partai”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla fondazione del Partito”
  • Japanese: “党創立記念塔”
  • Korean: “당창건기념탑”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento à Fundação do Partido”
  • Russian: “Монумент основания ТПК”
  • Russian: “Монумент основания Трудовой партии Кореи”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Fundación del Partido”
  • Swedish: “Monumentet för Arbetarpartiet”
  • Turkish: “Parti Kuruluş Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент заснування Трудової партії Кореї”
  • Uzbek: “Koreya mehnat partiyasining ta’sis monumenti”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng đài Thành lập Đảng”

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