Kim Il Sung Square
Kim Il Sung Square is a square in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Kim Il Sung Square is situated nearby to the railway station Sinuiju Chongnyon station, as well as near North Pyongan Provincial Library.Photo: MarsmanRom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Sinuiju, North Korea
- Also known as: “Kim Il-sung Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinuiju Chongnyon station and Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge.
Sinuiju Chongnyon station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sinuiju Chongnyon station, also known as Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Sinŭiju-si, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. Sinuiju Chongnyon station is situated 160 metres east of Kim Il Sung Square.
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
Bridge
Photo: xue siyang (df45086), CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, or China–North Korea Friendship Bridge, is a bridge across the Yalu or Amnok River on the China–North Korea border. It connects the cities of Dandong in China and Sinuiju of North Korea, by railway and roadway but pedestrians are not allowed to cross between either side. Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge is situated 1 km northwest of Kim Il Sung Square.
Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ragnar19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yalu River Broken Bridge is a truncated railway swing bridge converted to a viewing platform and historical site. Constructed in 1911 by the Empire of Japan, it was the first bridge built across the Yalu River and connected the Chinese city of Dandong with the Korean city of Sinuiju, linking Japanese-ruled Korea to the Eurasian rail network. Amnok(Yalu) River Broken Bridge is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kim Il Sung Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sinuiju and Dandong.
Sinuiju
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province.
Dandong
Photo: kevinforgard, CC BY 2.0.
Dandong, is a city in Liaoning Province, China, right next to the North Korean border. The quiet riverside city is most famous for the pockmarked Yalu River Bridge spanning distressingly over the river.
Zhenzhu
Suburb
Zhenzhu Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China. As of 2020, it administers the following four residential communities and one village:… Zhenzhu is situated 4½ km north of Kim Il Sung Square.
Kim Il Sung Square
- Category: square
- Location: North Pyongan Province, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.10733° or 40° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
124.40024° or 124° 24′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8QG64C42+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 613757126OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q21037235
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Kim Il Sung Square” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “金日成广场”
- German: “Kim-Il-sung-Platz”
- Japanese: “金日成広場”
- Russian: “площадь Ким Ир Сена”
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