Built in 1982 on the Place du Triomphe Back at the foot of Moran Hill () in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, was the Arc de Triomphe monument built to honor and glorify the role of President Kim Il-sung at the resistance against Japanese rule. Inaugurated on the occasion of his birthday 70 years, each of 25 500 blocks of white granite, finely dressed represents a day in his life to that point.
The structure is based on the Arc de Triomphe and was deliberately designed to be a little bigger than Paris. It is the highest arch in the world, standing 60 meters (197 feet) high and 50 m (164 ft) wide. Arco has dozens of rooms, handrails, platforms and elevators of observation. It also has four vaulted doors, each 27 m (89 ft) high, decorated with azalea carved in their area. Inscribed on the arch is the "Song of General Kim Il-sung," a revolutionary anthem, 1925, when the northern states in the history of Korea, Kim set out on the journey for national liberation and in 1945 the end the Second World War, which ended the Japanese occupation.
The bow is still a part of official visits North Korea for tourists and visitors.
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