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Monument to the Victorious Pochonbo
Battle
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This monument was erected in the city of Hyesan,Ryanggang Province,on
June 4,1967,on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the victory of
the Pochonbo Battle.The monument consists of the white granite pedestal,
the reddish chestnut granite memorial resembling a fluttering flag, the
bronze statue of the great leader President Kim IL Sung standing in
front of the memorial, and a bronze 60-figure group in relief on either
side of it.The monument is 38.7 metres high and 30.3 metres long. The
total length of the sculptural groups is 78 metres. The height of the
figures in the front part is 8.5 metres and those in the rear 3.7 metres
.The figure of the great leader President Kim IL Sung walking with a
vigorous gait looking to the horizon binoculars in one hand and cap in
the other is reverentially placed in front of the memorial.Set on either
side of the memorial are the figures of men and women guerrillas who are
advancing, guarding the great leader. The memorial has several
subsidiary groups entitled "Dawn of National
Liberation", "Advance to the"Motherland", "Attack",
"For the Arms","Overcoming Hardships" and
"Annihilation". |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
