Juche Tower

Juche Tower on the Taedong River across from Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang	Juche Tower erected in 1982	Juche Tower, 170m tall	Monumental statues next to Juche Tower
3 of the 6 monumental statues next to Juche Tower	3 of the 6 monumental statues next to Juche Tower	The second set of monumental statues next to Juche Tower	Stone plaques donated from Juche organizations around the world
...from the New York Group for the Study of Kimilsungism	"Juche" is part of the national ideology of the DPRK and means "self-reliance"	Looking across the plaza around Juche Tower to Kim Il Sung Square	Statue at the base of Juche Tower - farmer, worker, intellectual
Statue at the base of Juche Tower	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	The Taedong River and People's Great Study House, Pyongyang	The Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang
Statue at the base of Juche Tower	Statue at the base of Juche Tower	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Juche Tower, Pyongyang
Juche Tower, Pyongyang	주체 - Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Some of our group along the Taedong River at Juche Tower	Our guide Kim Song Sim with the late afternoon sun shining off the Taedong River
Our guide Kim Song Sim	Statue at the base of Juche Tower	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Mr. Oh making sure we don't wander too far
Promenade along the Taedong River, Pyongyang	Late afternoon in August, Pyongyang	Taedong River and the Grand People's Study House	Taedong River and the Grand People's Study House
The Yanggakdo Hotel in the distance with the Taedong Bridge	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Juche Tower, Pyongyang
Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Statue group next to Juche Tower	Statue group next to Juche Tower
Juche Tower plaza, Pyongyang	Painting of the crater lake of Mt. Paektu, Juche Tower	View east from Juche Tower	orea Documentary Film Studio at the base of Juche Tower
View northeast from Juche Tower, Pyongyang	View southeast from Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Panorama of the view to the east of Juche Tower	View towards the Monument to Party Founding from Juche Tower
The Monument to Party Founding seen from Juche Tower	Some of the few pre-war looking single-story buildings in central Pyongyang	View of Pyongyang from Juche Tower	View NE from Juche Tower, Pyongyang
Looking north along the Taedong River from Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Panorama of the northern view from Juche Tower	The Ryugyong Hotel dominating Pyongyang	Late afternoon view west from Juche Tower
Kim Il Sung Square from Juche Tower	Kim Il Sung Square from Juche Tower	The Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang	Juchesasangthap Street on the east bank of the Taedong River
Central Youth Hall, Pyongyang	Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang	View south along the Taedong River to the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang	View south along the Taedong River to the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Plaza next to Juche Tower	East bank of the Taedong River in central Pyongyang	East bank of the Taedong River in central Pyongyang	View from Juche Tower, Pyongyang
View from Juche Tower, Pyongyang	The torch of Juche Tower	The torch of Juche Tower lights up at night	Posting of news clips of the Dear Leader Kim Jong Il giving on-the-spot guidance
DPRK 50 won banknote with Juche Tower and the Big 3 - Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jung-suk	DPRK 50 won banknote with Mount Paektu