Mansudae Overseas Projects
| Mansudae Overseas Projects | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만수대해외개발회사 |
| Hancha | 萬壽臺海外開發會社 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mansudae Haeoe Kaebal Hoesa |
| Revised Romanization | Mansudae Haeoe Gaebal Hoesa |
Mansudae Overseas Projects is a construction company from North Korea. It's the international, commercial division of the Mansudae Art Studio.[1]
In Namibia, Mansudae Overseas Projects has designed two major projects:
- Heroes' Acre (inaugurated August 2002) with a statue of the unknown soldier near Windhoek[2]
- The New State House (under construction since 2002) on a 40.4 ha site in Windhoek
In Senegal, the company built the African Renaissance Monument.[2] In Benin, the company has built a statue of Béhanzin.[2] In Botswana, it constructed the Three Dikgosi Monument, also called the Three Chiefs monument.[2] In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has built a statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila. [2]
Mansudae Overseas Projects has also worked on the President Dr. Agostinho Neto Cultural Center in Luanda, Angola.
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Heroes' Acre near Windhoek
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Heroes' Acre
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Heroes' Acre, the Unknown Soldier
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The New State House of Namibia
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The Three Dikgosi Monument of Botswana
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a statue of Béhanzin in Benin
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African Renaissance Monument in Senegal
[edit] References
- ^ Pier Luigi Cecioni and Eugenio Cecioni, "The Mansudae Art Studio, from The Hermit Country, published by Petra, Padua/Empoli, Italy, May 2007
- ^ a b c d e Niang, Amy. "African Renaissance, reloaded: the old man, the behemoth and the impossible legacy". http://wits.academia.edu/AmyNiang/Papers/159370/African_Renaissance_reloaded_the_old_man_the_behemoth_and_the_impossible_legacy. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
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