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Tower of Juche Idea Introduced by Brazilian Body
Pyongyang, April 10 (KCNA) -- The Brazilian Center for the Study of the Juche Idea posted on its website a photo-accompanied article introducing the Tower of the Juche Idea on Mar. 30 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

The article said:

Any visitor to Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, can watch a tower with a blazing torch on its top on the bank of the River Taedong.

That is the Tower of the Juche Idea.

It was unveiled in April 1982 that marked the 70th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, founder of socialist Korea. It is a symbol of the greatness and immortality of the Juche idea founded by him.

Referring in detail to the scale, style and symbolic meaning of the tower, the article continued:

The solemn appearance of the tower looks magnificent in daytime but more spectacular at night.

Firework galas held on national holidays of the DPRK including the birth anniversary of the President on the bank of the river beautifully decorate the nocturnal sky of Pyongyang.

The tower draws many visitors from various parts of the world.

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