Chilsong Gate

Ch'ilsŏng Gate is the northern gate of the inner castle of the walled city of . Located in the scenic Moranbong Park, the gate was originally built in the sixth century as an official Koguryo construction, although present construction dates from 1712.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Historic gate in Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Also known as: “Ch’ilsŏng Gate” and “Chilsongmun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moranbong Theatre and Korean Revolution Museum.

Theater building
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The is a theatre located in , , . It was opened in 1946 and renovated in 2006.

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 490 metres southwest of Chilsong Gate.

Photo: Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a triumphal arch in , . It was built to commemorate the Korean resistance to Japan from 1925 to 1945. It is the second tallest memorial arch in the world, after in , standing 60 m high and 50 m wide. is situated 1 km north of Chilsong Gate.

Chilsong Gate

Latitude
39.03602° or 39° 2′ 10″ north
Longitude
125.75432° or 125° 45′ 16″ east
Open location code
8QF72QP3+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 408005099
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5099194
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Chilsong Gate” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “七星門”
  • French: “Porte Chilsong”
  • Indonesian: “Chilsongmun”
  • Japanese: “七星門”
  • Korean: “칠성문”
  • Persian: “دروازه چیلسونگ”
  • Polish: “Brama Miłości”
  • Polish: “Brama Siedmiu Gwiazd”
  • Polish: “Brama Szczęścia”
  • Polish: “Chilsongmun”
  • Russian: “ворота Чхильсонмун”
  • Vietnamese: “Cổng Chilsong”

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