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The Chollima Statue is a monument on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument symbolizes the "Chollima speed" of the Chollima Movement. The legendary winged horse Chollima depicted by the monument is said to travel 1,000 ''ri'' (400 km) a day. The monument was constructed as a gift to Kim Il-sung. It was unveiled on 15 April 1961, the 49th birthday of Kim Il-sung.〔 The impetus to build the monument was Kim Il-sung's speech "Let Us Further Develop Popular Art" given to rural amateur artist groups on 7 March 1961.〔 The monument is 46 meters tall in total. The sculpture stands 14 meters high and is 16 meters long. The two figures riding the Chollima, the worker and the woman peasant, are 7 meters and 6.5 meters tall, respectively.〔 ==See also== *Socialist realism *Culture of North Korea *Korean architecture 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chollima Statue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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