Grand People's Study House
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The Grand People's Study House is the national library of North Korea, located in the capital city of Pyongyang. The library was built in 1982 in honour of the Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung's 70th birthd
Study House in May 2015
Entrance area containing Kim Il Sung statue. Photo taken in August 2012
A computer study room at the Grand People's Study House. Photo taken in March 2014. The computers give access to the North Korean intranet, not the worldwide Internet.
Lecture hall. Photo taken in August 2012
Culture of North Korea
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The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but has developed since the division of Korea in 1945. Juche, officially the Juche idea, is the state ideology of North
At the Pyongyang Embroidery Institute
Lapel pins from North Korea
The Hamhŭng Grand Theatre, one of the biggest in North Korea, was completed in 1984 in the city of Hamhŭng.
The incomplete Ryugyong Hotel in 2011.