Juche Tower Tourism

Type of destination: Monument

Ideal visit duration: 1-2 hours

Juche Tower, officially known as the Tower of the Juche Idea, is a monumental edifice situated on the eastern bank of the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was completed in 1982 to commemorate Kim Il-Sung's 70th birthday. The tower is named after the Juche ideology, which is a set of principles of self-reliance initiated by Kim Il-Sung, the country's first leader. Standing at 170 meters, including its torch, the Juche Tower is made up of 25,550 granite blocks, one for each day of Kim Il-Sung's life up to that point. Visitors can ascend to the top via an elevator to enjoy panoramic views of Pyongyang. The structure is topped by a glowing red flame, symbolic of the revolutionary spirit. Adjacent to the tower is a 30-meter high statue consisting of three figures—each holding a hammer, a sickle, and a writing brush—representing the worker, the farmer, and the intellectual, which are the traditional symbols of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

Juche Tower Tourism

Juche Tower Tourism

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