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The appearance of Pyongyang is changing for the better every year.

The third-stage blocks of flats have been completed in the Hwasong area after the completion of the first- and second-stage ones in the area.

Hwasong Street, built through the first-stage project of 10 000 flats in the Hwasong area, is regularly divided into sections and vertical and horizontal buildings are distributed rationally in it to ensure the density of the buildings and good harmony of the whole sections. And though the architectural groups are distributed in a way of fanning out, vertical buildings are concentrated at the entrance to the street and the height of buildings is increased or reduced in the direction of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to provide the whole street with artistic reciprocity, compatibility and connectivity like an artwork.

The Rimhung Street, built through the second-stage project of 10 000 flats in the area, is characterized by dense distribution of modern high-rise apartment houses and skyscrapers for 10 000 flats in an area nearly half as small as the first-stage area. And repetition was avoided so as to make the apartment blocks clearly distinct from the first-stage ones in appearance. Besides, the combination of brownish colours with such light colours as white and grey highlights the clear contrast of colour in order to make the buildings look imposing and dignified.

The construction of the third-stage 10 000 flats in the Hwasong area is characterized by the fact that the modern high-rise apartment houses and skyscrapers are packed in better order by employing the site-saving city formation method as in the second-stage project.

Symbolic buildings and high-rise apartment houses and skyscrapers are concentrated at the crossroads of the main road, the height of buildings is increased or reduced in the direction of its vicinity and roads are designed to be straight for traffic convenience so as to make all sections organically linked.

As to colour composition, graceful and imposing colours were used to suit the characters of sections in such a way as to make their buildings go well with the first- and second-stage ones through colour contrast, thus highlighting the features of the contemporary time and modern styles in a fresh way.

Meanwhile, apartment houses and public and service facilities are harmoniously distributed free from repetition and schools with gymnasiums and swimming pools are located in areas favourable for students’ commuting, so as to provide the best convenience for the residents.

Modern service amenities, including commercial and catering facilities and technical and amusement service facilities, add to the conspicuousness and development of the district.

The special feature of the third stage in the Hwasong area is that two tower-type vertical passageways arranged on both sides of the main road are linked to a service building at the height of the 17th floor, thus making the service building in the shape of an overhead bridge look like a tower. The overhead bridge-type service facility supported by an arch-shaped structure with a clock installed at the centre of the arch gives people the impression that they are in the centre of the capital.

Besides, outdoor benches and exercising instruments and various forms of flower beds are arranged in a harmonious way to suit the luxurious decorative illuminations and surrounding environment.

The Hwasong area is changing into an example of arrangement of urban structural elements, the prototype of functions of administrative district and a more beautiful and modern city block where architectural formative and artistic qualities and advanced civilization make a harmonious combination.