Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong
Image View Description:
Overview of Cemetery
Date:
built 1975; renovated 1985
Location:
Pyongyang (Korea)
Location 2:
Pyongyang Province
Work Type:
architecture
Subject:
Architecture--Korea (North)
Subject 2:
Architecture--Korea (North)--P'yongyang
Measurements:
30 hectares
Photographer:
Lorenzo Vigotti
Notes:
The cemetery, covering 30 hectares, contains hundreds of tombs. Notable people buried are Kim Il-Sung's wife and his mother.
Image Source:
Personal collection of Lorenzo Vigotti, available in collaboration with the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Record ID:
DPRK_1157