Chollima Statue
 The Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill | |
  Location in Pyongyang | |
| Location | Pyongyang, North Korea |
|---|---|
| Material | Granite and bronze |
| Height | 46 meters |
| Opening date | April 15, 1961 |
| Dedicated to | Chollima Movement |
| Chollima Statue | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 천리마동상[1] |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 千里馬銅像[1] |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏllima Dongsang |
The Chollima Statue (Chosŏn'gŭl: 천리마동상; MR: Ch'ŏllima Dongsang) is a monument on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument symbolizes the "Chollima speed" of the Chollima Movement. The legendary winged horse Chollima depicted by the monument is said to travel 1,000 ri (400 km) a day.[1]
The monument was constructed as a gift to Kim Il-sung.[2] It was unveiled on 15 April 1961, the 49th birthday of Kim Il-sung.[1] The impetus to build the monument was Kim Il-sung's speech "Let Us Further Develop Popular Art" given to rural amateur artist groups on 7 March 1961.[3][1]
The monument is 46 meters tall in total. The sculpture stands 14 meters high and is 16 meters long. The two figures riding the Chollima, a worker and a woman peasant, are 7 meters and 6.5 meters tall, respectively.[1] The worker raises a document from the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the peasant holds a sheaf of rice.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Corfield, Justin (1 December 2014). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London/New York: Anthem Press. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
- ↑ "Nordkorea-Bildband: Verboten schön" [North Korea Image Gallery: Forbidden Beauty]. Spiegel Online (in German). 15 June 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ Kim Il-sung (1983). Kim Il Sung: Works. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 42.
- ↑ Chollima Statue. Naenara (Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House). n.d. Event occurs at 1:00. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Further reading
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- Meuser, Philipp, ed. (2011). Architekturführer Pjöngjang (in German). Berlin: DOM publishers. ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7.
Coordinates: 39°2′3.500″N 125°45′10.500″E / 39.03430556°N 125.75291667°E