architecture
Juche Tower
A slender stone tower with a red torch-shaped crown rises beside Pyongyang’s Taedong River.
The story behind the place
Juche Tower was completed in 1982 and takes its name from North Korea’s state ideology. The structure is a major landmark of Pyongyang. Its tapered stone shaft is capped by a sculpted torch, which is illuminated at night. Look for the repeated horizontal joints and the stepped base beneath the narrow tower.
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- Juche Tower — factual monument descriptionKoryo Tours / first-hand travel-guide account
