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Historical dictionary of Pyongyang
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ISBN: 0857282840 9780857282842 0857282344 9780857282347 9781299756656 1299756654 Year: 2013 Publisher: London Anthem press

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Offering a concise overview of Pyongyang’s history and development, the ‘Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang’ presents a comprehensive historical survey of the city in the form of an alphabetical list of keywords and names, with accompanying definitions. Both well-researched and authoritative, the volume draws upon a wide range of modern sources, and contains an introductory essay about the city, a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, and an array of photographs.


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Model city Pyongyang
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ISBN: 9780500343531 0500343535 Year: 2019 Publisher: London: Thames and Hudson,

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Many "model" cities, both imagined and physical, have existed throughout history; from the ideal cities of the Renaissance, Urbino, Pienza and Ferrara, to modernist utopias, such as Brasilia or Chandigarh. North Korea's Pyongyang, however, is arguably unique. Entirely rebuilt following the Korean War (1950-53), the city was planned and fully implemented to model a single ideological vision - a guide for an entire state. As a result, the urban fabric of Pyongyang displays an extraordinary architectural cohesion and narrative, artfully captured in the pages of this book. 00In recent years, many of Pyongyang's buildings have been redeveloped to remove interior features or to render facades unrecognizable. From the city's monumental axes to its symbolic sports halls and experimental housing concepts, this timely book offers comprehensive visual access to Pyongyang's restricted buildings, which still preserve the DPRK's original vision for a city designed "for the people". Often kitsch, colourful and dramatic, Pyongyang's architecture can be reminiscent of the aesthetic of a Wes Anderson film, where it is difficult to distinguish between reality and theatre. Reflecting a culture that has carefully crafted its own narrative, the backdrop of each photograph has been replaced with a colour gradient, evoking the idealized pastel skies of the country's propaganda posters.


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Architectural and cultural guide Pyongyang
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ISBN: 9783869221878 3869221879 Year: 2012 Publisher: Berlin : DOM Publishers,

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Architecture --- Communism and architecture --- Interior architecture --- City planning --- Communisme et architecture --- Architecture intérieure --- Urbanisme --- Guidebooks --- Guides --- P'yongyang (Korea) --- Pyongyang (Corée) --- Buildings, structures, etc. --- Constructions --- 930.8 --- 72.03 --- 72.036 --- 379.85 --- Pyongyang --- Korea --- Noord-Korea --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Architectural interiors --- Architecture, Interior --- Interior space (Architecture) --- Interiors --- Space (Architecture) --- Architecture and communism --- Cultuur (geschiedenis) --- Cultuurgeschiedenis --- Architectuur (geschiedenis) --- Architectuurgeschiedenis --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Architectuurgidsen --- Government policy --- Management --- P'yŏngyang (Korea) --- Architecture intérieure --- P'yŏngyang (Korea) --- Pyongyang (Corée) --- Guidebooks. --- Ping-yang (Korea) --- Pyengyang (Korea) --- Phyöngyang (Korea) --- Phyengyang (Korea) --- Pkhenʹi︠a︡n (Korea) --- Pʻing-jang (Korea) --- Heijō (Korea) --- Pʻyŏngyang, Korea --- Namgyŏng (Korea) --- Pʻyŏngyang Tʻŭkpyŏlsi (Korea) --- Pjöngjang (Korea) --- Pyeng Yang (Korea) --- 평양 (Korea) --- 平壤 (Korea) --- Pingrang (Korea) --- 평양시 (Korea) --- P'yŏngyang-si (Korea) --- Pyongyang Directly Governed City (Korea) --- 평양직할시 (Korea) --- P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi (Korea)

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