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Chollima Statue

The Chollima Statue is a monument on Mansu Hill in , North Korea. The monument symbolizes the "Chollima speed" of the Chollima Movement. The legendary winged horse Chollima depicted by the monument is said to travel 1,000 ri a day.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: monument in Pyongyang, North Korea

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Korean Revolution Museum and Moranbong Theatre.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 3.0.
The , located in Pyongyang, North Korea, was founded on August 1, 1948, and holds a large exhibition of items related to Kim Il Sung and the Korean revolutionary movement. is situated 270 metres south of Chollima Statue.

Theater building
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The is a theatre located in , , . It was opened in 1946 and renovated in 2006. is situated 250 metres northeast of Chollima Statue.

Monument
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mansu Hill Grand Monument is a complex of monuments in , . There are 229 figures in all, commemorating the history of the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people, and especially their leaders. is situated 240 metres south of Chollima Statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pyongyang.

Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , with about 2,750,000 inhabitants. It is on the Taedong River in the southwest of the country and is known as the Capital of the Revolution.

Chollima Statue

Latitude
39.0343° or 39° 2′ 4″ north
Longitude
125.75287° or 125° 45′ 10″ east
Inception
1961
Open location code
8QF72QM3+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1279343678
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q867247
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Chollima Statue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “千里馬銅像”
  • Chinese: “千里马铜像”
  • Dutch: “Chollima-standbeeld”
  • Dutch: “Collima statue”
  • Esperanto: “Bronza statuo de Chollima”
  • Esperanto: “Bronza statuo de Ĉollima”
  • Finnish: “Ch’ŏlliman patsas”
  • Finnish: “Chollima patsas”
  • French: “Ch’ŏllima Dongsang”
  • French: “statue Chollima”
  • French: “statue de Chollima”
  • French: “Statue de Chollima”
  • German: “Ch’ŏllima-Statue”
  • German: “Chollima-Statue”
  • German: “Tschollima-Statue”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ולימה דונגסאנג”
  • Hungarian: “Cshollima-szobor”
  • Indonesian: “Patung Chollima”
  • Italian: “Statua del Chollima”
  • Japanese: “千里馬銅像”
  • Korean: “천리마 동상”
  • Korean: “천리마동상”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Ch’ŏllima”
  • Portuguese: “Estátua de Chollima”
  • Russian: “Монумент Чхоллима”
  • Spanish: “Estatua de Chollima”
  • Swedish: “Chollimamonumentet”
  • Swedish: “Chollimastatyn”
  • Turkish: “Chollima Heykeli”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Чхолліма”
  • Uzbek: “Chxolima Haykali”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng đài Thiên Lý Mã”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chilsong Gate and Mansu Hill.

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