Mangyongdae Children's Palace

Mangyongdae Children's Palace
Mockup of NK spaceplane at Mangyongdae Children's Palace

The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (or Mangyongdae School Children's Palace) in Pyongyang is a public facility managed by Korean Youth Corps in North Korea where pioneer members can engage in extra-curricular activities, such as learning music, foreign languages, computing skills and sports.[1] It was established on 2 May 1989 and it is situated in Kwangbok (Liberation) Street, in the north of Mangyongdae-guyok. It is the largest of the palaces in North Korea dedicated to children's after-school activities. In front of the Children's Palace there are a grand sculpture group and two enormous fountains, rising 90 and 100 metres.[2]

The Mangyongdae Children's Palace has 120 rooms, a swimming pool, a gymnasium and a 2,000 seat theatre. The Mangyongdae Children's Palace is not to be confused with the Pyongyang Children's Palace situated in the north of the Kim Il-sung Square and founded in 1963.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.north-korea-travel.com/north-korea-music.html North Korea Music — Children's Palace
  2. ↑ http://www.vnc.nl/items/steden/pyongyang.php?id=288 VNC Asia Travel — PYONGYANG
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Coordinates: 39°00′50″N 125°39′32″E / 39.01389°N 125.65889°E / 39.01389; 125.65889

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