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East Pyongyang Grand Theatre

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The hall was built in 1989 and is normally a venue for performances that celebrate North Korea's dynastic leaders and national achievements. The December before the concert, it had hosted an opera honoring
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journalist, its architecture is "bland communist", and a "hulking, ramshackle structure the locals struggle to keep heated and lit at night."
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The overall size is more than 62,000 square meters. A colonnaded great hall (lobby) includes a mural of Ulrim Falls. According to a
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In 2005, the theatre suffered a fire that resulted in the loss of its original facade and interior elements.
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On New Year's Day 2007, following reconstruction, the theatre hosted the
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Bianchi, Cristiano; Drapić, Kristina; Iyer, Pico (2019).
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Pyongyang Grand Theatre

East Pyongyang Grand Theatre is located in Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Coordinates
39°01′52″N 125°46′13″E / 39.03111°N 125.77028°E / 39.03111; 125.77028
Capacity
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean
North Korean
Pyongyang
2008 concert
New York Philharmonic
United States
Korean War
Kim Jong-suk
Kim Jong-il
Mansudae Art Troupe
Zarin Mehta
Reuters
Auditorium of the Grand Theatre, 2006
Staff in the audio monitoring room, 2006
Lobby and chandeliers, 2006
List of theatres in North Korea
"North Korea welcomes the New York Philharmonic"
Archived
"In pictures: North Korea concert"

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