monument to the korean workers party

LeaveNothing

朝鲜人民劳动党的党徽的雕像，三只手，表示工人农民知识分子团结起来。就是个硕大的雕塑，没多大意思，看看拍个照就行，不用特地围观。

W5657KPmichaelc

Any foreigner who visits North Korea is going on a state-run propaganda tour. Of course they're going to take you to the nicer parts of North Korea-to alter your perception of their reality. They won't take you to one of their many concentration camps, or to the slums where people are starving and having to pick grass to eat for "food". North Korea is a hell hole run by a tyrannical dictator. If you visit there, just remember that. It's not really how life is there. None of the citizens are allowed to own cars, only government officials get to own a car. Their TV and internet is completely censored so that they can't get a view of the outside world around them. People there are suffering.

DHWShanghai

A very modern monument. It is not as impressive as other monuments but still big. I found the apartment buildings surrounding the monument much more interesting because it allowed a much closer view of how people lived. None of us was able to identify the third figure in the monument. The first two were the hammer and sickle but the third was a bit of a mystery. Many guesses were offered, some of which I can't repeat here. Our tour guides told us in the end it was a paint brush with a fist around it. Ok, I guess so.

SORAAN23

Like every sculpture in North Korea, the details are very well executed! The guide's informations were very valuable in order to understand the structure of the north koreans.

BokMcDok

This is the monument to visit in Pyongyang. It's a lot bigger than any picture you've seen of it. The three hands hold symbols of the three major parts of society as the DPRK sees them.Inside the monument are murals detailing the history of the DPRK.

wingcastles

It's very incredible. The three parts of society (workers, farmers, intellectuals) are gathered here. Not only there are the three hand holding stuff but also inside it is carve scenes from the glorious past. Unmissable.

jd82

Nice monument to visit, very large and a nice little park behind the monument. Also theres a gift shop and art studio in the buildings in the back.

Rene1112013

Another "must-see" of Pyongyang. You will get used to the constant propaganda information. Try to get to the River.

Ilikethai

You can see this monument from the river, and it looks rather impressive. Getting closer you can see its true size, there are also several bronze reliefs on the inside, as the three hands and symbols are surrounded by a circle, which represents the unity.In the evening it is illuminated by spotlights (if the power is not interrupted). It was nice to photography and nice to visit. Its interesting that their is the writing brush for the academics as well. I went in winter and as it is outdoors, and I was there around sunset, I was freezing, even in gloves, thermals and a hood!

R0man4282

Idea is brilliant (in USSR we had the idea of collaboration between labors and farmers, in PDRK - they added intelligence workers to this), technical implementation - a bit depressive, but it inspires - to stay in the middle of the monument and watch to the skies. The square around is monumental, as all the squares in PDRK.

travelskip

This monument tells the total story of the North Korean people.The hammer is what the government uses to keep them in place,the scythe is what the people use to cut the grass and everything else as they have no power tools, the brush is justa symbol of education as the children are totally brain-washedfrom the beginning of their schooling which is a military-themededucation from day one so they have little use of the "freedombrush" as all other countries do. It is my opinion that this mon-ument represents the total power that their "dear leader" kimjong un over their lives from birth to death.

happy128

This statue was built commemorating the Korean Workers Party. It was built aligned with the new hotel of doom(the pyramid looking building). You could have a pleasant open view of city.

yobei

Our guides were very proud of this monument, since it is the only one in the world commemorating the Korean Workers Party. The hammer represents the laborers. The cycle represents farmers. And the brush represents writing, which is a symbol of Korean intellect and academics. The monument is fairly large. Carved rough stone on the bottom becomes more smoothly refined as you move up the statue. Also, there are bronze relief murals around the inner circle. One depicts carvings on the trees that the Korean soldiers made during the war.

Worcester99

I have to be honest, this is a good monument with great views of the big statues on the hill and the Hotel of Doom in the background. A local guide popped up to tell us all about it which was nice!

Isa_8288

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