Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang)

The Arch of Triumph (Korean: 개선문; MR: Kaesŏnmun) is a triumphal arch in Pyongyang, DPRK. It was built to commemorate the Korean resistance to Japan from 1925 to 1945. 

Built in 1982 on the Triumph Return Square at the foot of Moran Hill (모란봉) in the capital city, Pyongyang, the monument was built to honour and glorify President Kim Il-sung‘s role in the military resistance for Korean independence. Inaugurated on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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