Potongmun

Potongmun is the western gate of the inner system of the walled city of . It was originally built in the sixth century as an official Koguryo construction, and was later rebuilt in 1473.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: West gate of Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Also known as: “Potong Gate” and “포통 게이트”
  • Address: 보통문동

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mansudae Assembly Hall and People’s Palace of Culture.

Public building
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The Pyongyang Assembly Hall, formerly known as the , is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral supreme state organ of power of . is situated 690 metres east of Potongmun.

Community center
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The People's Palace of Culture is a palace and theater located in , . Construction for the building finished in January 1974 and was opened to the public in April 1974. is situated 350 metres southwest of Potongmun.

Library
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The Grand People's Study House is the national library of , located in the capital city of . The library was built in 1982 in honour of the Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday. is situated 1 km southeast of Potongmun.

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.

Potongmun

Latitude
39.0271° or 39° 1′ 38″ north
Longitude
125.74189° or 125° 44′ 31″ east
Open location code
8QF72PGR+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 398056904
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q717009
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Potongmun” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “又阳关”
  • Chinese: “普通門”
  • Chinese: “普通门”
  • Dutch: “Potongmun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوتونجمون”
  • Esperanto: “Pot’ongmun”
  • French: “porte du Pothong”
  • French: “porte Potong”
  • French: “Potongmun”
  • German: “Pothong-Tor”
  • Italian: “Potongmun”
  • Japanese: “普通門”
  • Korean: “보통문”
  • Persian: “دروازه پوتونگ”
  • Russian: “Ворота Потонг”
  • Russian: “Ворота Потхон”
  • Russian: “Ворота Потхонмун”
  • Scots: “Potongmun”
  • Vietnamese: “Potongmun”
  • Yue Chinese: “普通門”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Potong Bridge and Pothong Riverside Terraced Houses District.

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