| Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Daeseongsan hyeongmyeong ryeolsareung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taesŏngsan hyŏngmyŏng ryŏlsarŭng |
Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery (Korean: 대성산혁명렬사릉) is a cemetery and memorial to the North Korean soldiers fighting for freedom and independence against Japanese rule. The 30-hectares site is located near the top of Mount Taesong (Taesongsan) in the Taesong-guyŏk, just outside Pyongyang, capital of North Korea.
The cemetery with hundreds of tombs was completed in 1975 and in October 1985 was renovated and expanded.[1] Its design inspired the design of two African cemeteries, National Heroes' AcreinZimbabwe and Heroes' AcreinNamibia.[1]
The entrance to the cemetery is marked by a monumental gate in Korean style. Each of the graves is provided with a bronze bust. At the far end of the memorial there is a conspicuous red flag made of granite.[2] Heo-nik Kwon & Byung-Ho Chung (2012) covered the cemetery in their publication North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics, noting the cemetery's significance in politics, where it can not only satisfy the North Korean need for revolutionary narratives, but also compensate for its flaw in large-scale absence of ordinary military cemeteries.[3]
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