Mansudae Overseas Projects

Mansudae Overseas Projects
Chosŏn'gŭl 만수대해외개발회사
Hancha 萬壽臺海外開發會社
Revised Romanization Mansudae Haeoe Gaebal Hoesa
McCune–Reischauer Mansudae Haeoe Kaebal Hoesa

Mansudae Overseas Projects is a construction company from North Korea.[1] It is the international commercial division of the Mansudae Art Studio.[2] As of August 2011, it had earned an estimated US$ 160 million overseas building monuments and memorials. Mansudae projects have been built in Angola, Algeria, Benin, Cambodia, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Germany, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, Togo and Zimbabwe.[3][4]

Angola

Mansudae Overseas Projects constructed the President Dr. Agostinho Neto Cultural Center in Luanda, Angola.[5][6]

Benin

Statue of Béhanzin in Benin

In Benin, the company has built a statue of Béhanzin.[7]

Botswana

The Three Dikgosi Monument of Botswana

In Botswana, it constructed the Three Dikgosi Monument, also called the Three Chiefs monument.[7]

Cambodia

Angkor Panorama museum was built next to the Angkor temples. The museum is operated jointly by APSARA and Mansudae. About half of 40 staff members are from North Korea. Unlike the earlier Mansudae's projects abroad, this time North Korea is attempting to make money by complementary sales of tickets and art. As of April 2016 the museum is projected to be completely handed over to Cambodians in twenty years, unless North Korean profits stay low, and the time needs to be extended. Amount of visitors to the museum have been meager so far. However, Cambodian deputy director of the museum stated in an interview that in the present day it is very hard to make money with museums, and he remarked that marketing of the museum has not yet started.[8]

Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has built a statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila.[7]

Ethiopia

The Tiglachin Monument, also known as the Derg Monument, is a 50 metres (160 ft) tall pillar erected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1984. The monument has fallen into neglect.

Germany

In November 2005, two Germans flew to North Korea on official business. Their goal was not to discuss nuclear disarmament or diplomatic relations. Rather, they went to check on the progress of a sculptural commission: the reconstruction of Frankfurt’s so-called Fairy Tale Fountain, an art nouveau relic from 1910 that had been melted down for its metal during World War II.[9]

Mozambique

In Mozambique, Mansudae Overseas Projects constructed the Samora Machel Statue in Independence Square, Maputo in 2011.

Namibia

In Namibia, Mansudae Overseas Projects has designed two major projects:

Senegal

African Renaissance Monument (Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine)

In Senegal, the company built the African Renaissance Monument.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Dannatt, Adrian (April 22, 2009). "Art in the DPRK". North Korea Economy Watch. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Pier Luigi Cecioni and Eugenio Cecioni, "The Mansudae Art Studio, from The Hermit Country, published by Petra, Padua/Empoli, Italy, May 2007
  3. ↑ Winn, Patrick (August 3, 2011). "North Korea propaganda unit builds monuments abroad". Global Post. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Baecker, Angie (2011). "Hollow Monuments". Art Asia Pacific (72). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Agostinho Neto Mausoleum". The Angolan Market. May 28, 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Kim Yong Nam Visits Angolan Cultural Center under Construction". KCNA. March 25. Retrieved 11 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Niang, Amy. "African Renaissance, reloaded: the old man, the behemoth and the impossible legacy". Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  8. ↑ Mäkeläinen, Mika (2 April 2016). "Pohjois-Korean tuorein tulonlähde – taidekauppaa Angkorin raunioilla". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Winter, Caroline. "Mansudae Art Studio, North Korea's Colossal Monument Factory". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  10. ↑ New State House for New Nation in AllAfrica.com via New Era, 20 March 2008. (registration required)
  11. ↑ MENGES, WERNER (June 5, 2005). "Heroes' monument losing battle". The Nambian. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

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