Mansudae Overseas Projects
| Mansudae Overseas Projects | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만수대해외개발회사 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 萬壽臺海外開發會社 |
| Revised Romanization | Mansudae Haeoe Gaebal Hoesa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mansudae Haeoe Kaebal Hoesa |
Mansudae Overseas Projects is a construction company from North Korea.[1] It is the international commercial division of the Mansudae Art Studio.[2] As of August 2011, it had earned an estimated US$ 160 million overseas building monuments and memorials.[3]
In Namibia, Mansudae Overseas Projects has designed two major projects:
- Heroes' Acre (inaugurated August 2002) with a statue of the unknown soldier near Windhoek, Namibia.[4]
- The New State House (finished in 2008) on a 40.4 ha site in Windhoek.[5][6]
In Senegal, the company built the African Renaissance Monument.[4]
In Benin, the company has built a statue of Béhanzin.[4]
In Botswana, it constructed the Three Dikgosi Monument, also called the Three Chiefs monument.[4]
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has built a statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila.[4]
Mansudae Overseas Projects has also worked on the President Dr. Agostinho Neto Cultural Center in Luanda, Angola.[7][8]
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Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine. Dakar, Senegal.
Opened April 4, 2010. -
The Three Dikgosi Monument of Botswana
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a statue of Béhanzin in Benin
References
- ↑ Dannatt, Adrian (April 22, 2009). "Art in the DPRK". North Korea Economy Watch. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ Pier Luigi Cecioni and Eugenio Cecioni, "The Mansudae Art Studio, from The Hermit Country, published by Petra, Padua/Empoli, Italy, May 2007
- ↑ Winn, Patrick (August 3, 2011). "North Korea propaganda unit builds monuments abroad". Global Post. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Niang, Amy. "African Renaissance, reloaded: the old man, the behemoth and the impossible legacy". Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ New State House for New Nation in AllAfrica.com via New Era, 20 March 2008. (registration required)
- ↑ MENGES, WERNER (June 5, 2005). "Heroes' monument losing battle". The Nambian. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Agostinho Neto Mausoleum". The Angolan Market. May 28, 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kim Yong Nam Visits Angolan Cultural Center under Construction". KCNA. March 25. Retrieved 11 October 2012. Check date values in:
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