Culture of P'yongyang

the Arch of Triumph (heavily inspired by but larger than Paris's Arc de Triomphe)

the reputed birthplace of Kim Il-sung at Mangyongdae Hill at the city outskirts

Juche Tower

two large stadiums:

Rungrado May Day Stadium

Kim Il Sung Stadium

the Mansu Hill complex

Kim Il-sung Square

Pyongyang TV Tower is a minor landmark. Other visitor attractions include the Korea Central Zoo and the large golden statue of Kim Il-sung The Arch of Reunification has a map of a united Korea supported by two concrete Korean women dressed in traditional dress straddling the multi-laned (but not completely paved) Reunification Highway, which stretches from Pyongyang to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

As of 2011 current construction includes claimed 100,000 new homes in the city, including a large project along Changjeon Street. This is the top construction priority and uses KPA soldiers as labor. Supposedly construction plans began after Kim Jong Il described the area as "pitiful".

Cuisine

Pyongyang naengmyeon, cold buckwheat noodle soup originating in Pyongyang

Pyongyang was the provincial capital of Pyeongan province until 1946. Therefore, Pyongyang cuisine shares with the general culinary tradition of the Pyeongan province. The most famous local food is Pyongyang naengmyeon, or also called mul naengmyeonor just simply naengmyeon. Naengmyeon literally means "cold noodles", while the affix, mul, refers to "water" because the dish is served in a cold broth