Revolutionary_Martyrs'_Cemetery Knowpia

Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	대성산혁명렬사릉
Hancha	大城山革命烈士陵
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 Acre in Zimbabwe and Heroes' Acre in Namibia.^[1]

Description edit

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]

Notable people buried edit

Kim Jong-suk, first wife of Kim Il Sung.
Kang Pan-sok, mother of Kim Il Sung.
Kim Ch'aek, general and politician.
Nam Il, general and politician.
Ri Yong-suk, politician.
Hyŏn Chun-hyŏk, politician.

References edit

^ ^a ^b Hall, Nick (December 9, 2022). "Empty lots and baboon feces: North Korea's monuments in Namibia – in photos". NK News. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ War Cemetery , Pyongyang orientalarchitecture.com
^ "The Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery: The Politics of Graves". Visit North Korea. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2019-05-09.