| Mansudae Apartments | |
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만수대 아파트 (Korean) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Chung-guyok,Pyongyang |
| Town or city | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Coordinates | 39°01′33″N125°45′16″E / 39.0258°N 125.7544°E /39.0258; 125.7544 |
| Groundbreaking | July 2008 |
| Construction started | 2011 |
| Completed | April 15, 2012 |
| Height | 146 metres (479 ft) (Building 1 and 2) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete |
| Floor count | 15–45 |
TheMansudae Apartments (Korean: 만수대 아파트) is a 17-buildinghigh-riseresidentialcomplex inPyongyang,North Korea, inaugurated on April 15, 2012. Buildings 1 and 2 are the tallest in the hierarchy of the complex, standing at 146 metres (480 ft) tall each, both being divided into 45 floors.[1]
The complex was part of a bigger housing project which spread over the entire Mansudae Street in Pyongyang. The groundbreaking took place in July 2008. The structural work of each building started in late 2011 and was completed only 87 days later on April 15, 2012, when the entire complex was inaugurated specially forDay of the Sun which representedKim Il Sung's 100th birthday.[2][3]
The complex only hosts apartments for the higher social classes of the regime. The apartments were reportedly distributed to other people as well by the government on black market due to the value of the home transactions falling by as high as 85 percent at the end of 2013.[4][5]
The complex shares the same urbanistic principles from the late 1970s soviet era. In order to maintain standardization while maximizing diversity, architects begun to develop some compromises that combine urban planning and economic convenience.[6] The buildings resembles thetotalitarian architecture style very widespread and common inNorth Korea with a touch of postmodernism.[7][8]
| Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building 1 |  | 146 m (479 ft) | 45 | [9] |
| Building 2 |  | |||
| Building 3 |  | 130 m (430 ft) | 40 | |
| Building 8A |  | 107 m (351 ft) | 35 | |
| Building 8B | ||||
| Building 4 |  | 104 m (341 ft) | 32 | |
| Building 5 |  | |||
| Building 9A |  | 101 m (331 ft) | 33 | |
| Building 9B | ||||
| Building 10A | 77 m (253 ft) | 25 | ||
| Building 10B | ||||
| Building 12 |  | |||
| Building 11 |  | 62 m (203 ft) | 20 | |
| Building 13 |  | |||
| Building 14 |  | |||
| Building 6 |  | 47 m (154 ft) | 15 | |
| Building 7 |  |
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