The Arch of Triump is one of Pyongyang's main attractions. The Arch of Triump is a stunning monument of intricate architectural design. The Arch of Triump is a massive building that demands respect and attention. The Arch is one of the main monuments that remains totally lit-up at night (until around 10PM of course when almost all lights go out) whilst the surrounding Socialist apartment complexes are in darkness or with a few dull lights on. Because of this intense lighting at night, the Arch is made to look even more impressive. That being said, the Arch is an impressive piece of propoganda that contributes to the idolatry and myths surrounding the Kim dynasty.
The following is a picture from our tour bus approaching the Arch of Triumph. Imagine this monument lit-up at night. It is made even more impressive by the powerful lights surrounded by the darkness of night.
The Arch of Triumph is larger than its famous Parisian counterpart, the Arc de Triomphe. North Korea's Arch stands 60m high; France's Arc stands only 51m high. North Korea's arch honours Kim Il Sung's revolution against the Japanese in the early 20th century. Up until the mid-20th century, Korea was a colony of Japan. In 1945, the Japanese were driven out of Korea. Kim Il Sung is given significant credit for defeating Japanese colonial rule, which is one of the fundamental reasons for the unconditional devotion and respect heaped upon him and his family. To commemorate Kim Il Sung's heroic anti-colonial revolution - as well as the revolutionary spirit of North Korea in general - the Arch of Triumph was constructed to remind North Koreans and the world of the power of North Korea.
The Arch was one of the first monuments that we saw when we arrived in North Korea on that cold, dark, rainy night. Once we entered Pyongyang from the empty international airport, we passed a few lit-up Communist monuments along the blacked-out streets of the capital. The Arch was one of them. The lights made it seem as though the sun itself was shining down specially on the Arch, as though the sun was honouring North Korea's revolutionary spirit. The North Koreans would say that the sun does indeed shine down on North Korea because Kim Il Sung is the sun and now that he is part of the heavens, he has turned into the sun itself. So the 'sun' shines down on the Arch until around 10PM at night when that too must succumb to the rolling blackouts of Pyongyang. I was amazed at the Arch, it was a glorious building made all the more beautiful by the lights in the midst of darkness and rain. It was like a rose amongst many thorns.
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