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Pyongyang

Capital of North Korea

Watercolour of Pyongyang, North Korea. Centered on the Taedong River, with Ryugyong Hotel and Juche Tower.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Ryugyong Hotel; Juche Tower; Grand People's Study House; Taedong River; Okryu Bridge and Chongryu Bridge; May Stadium
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint along or across the Taedong River (such as from the bluffs of Moran Hill or the riverbanks near Okryu Bridge), looking south or southwest across the river toward the city center, showing the weeping willows in the foreground, the Juche Tower and Grand People's Study House in the middle-ground, and the pyramid of the Ryugyong Hotel rising in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the weeping willows along the Taedong River, Moran Hill (Moranbong) parkland, and Rungra Island.
Guarded against
Not a generic East Asian or Soviet city
Population3,222,000Wikidata: 2,581,076
Coordinates39.03°N, 125.75°E
Elevation38 m
Area3,194 km²
Time zoneAsia/PyongyangUTC+9
Solar noon12:37clock runs 0.6 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Pyongyang and you surface nearest to Mar de las Pampas, Argentina — 307 km from the exact antipodal point.

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