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Ryomyong (Dawn) Street in the capital city of Pyongyang is located in the area of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the supreme temple of Juche.

The street where the solemn, symbolic and cosy multi-storeyed architectural group goes perfectly with the gorgeous skyscraper architectural group is one of the streets which broke new ground in terms of practicality and formative arts in the country’s architecture.

On March 17 2016 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un proclaimed the start of the construction of Ryomyong Street on the spot and said that another people’s street would soon come into being where civilized living conditions would be provided for educators, scientists and other people. He took a measure to solve all problems arising in the construction including the formation of construction forces, building work and the supply of materials.

In the course of the construction project, an unexpected obstacle stood in the way.

In August that year, several cities and counties along the Tuman River in the northern part of the country suffered huge natural disasters due to strong wind and downpours and therefore the country was compelled to commit the forces mobilized in the construction of Ryomyong Street to the flood-hit areas.

In hearty response to the call of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the builders completed the huge rehabilitation task and returned to the street to create a miracle of completing it in a year as planned by waging a 24-7 battle.

The inauguration ceremony of Ryomyong Street took place with splendour in April 2017.

As the buildings in various shapes, including petals, honeycombs and cylinders, rose up and the structures are mainly white and green in colour, reminding viewers of a forest of white birch, the street arouses the feeling of being in the woods in the daytime and the feeling of dawn in the evening as the street is lit as brightly as day and therefore viewers are struck with admiration.

The electricity-saving technology using such renewable energy sources as sunlight and geotherm was introduced into dwelling houses and public buildings, while green architectural technology was applied to roofs and walls of buildings.

Some service facilities look like a lotus flower on water with outer walls representing tree trunks or branches and flowering shrubs and grass are seen on the roofs and stylobate to enhance freshness. Every building on the street exudes the charm of green structure.

The Korean people feel great pride in the street not only for the formation and architectural technology but also for the fact that it demonstrated the spirit of the DPRK winning victory after victory by smashing ever-more vicious sanctions by the enemies.

Rare birds are now flying into Ryomyong Street filled with the happy laughter of educators and other working people who became the owners of the new street and new houses.

A couple of peregrine falcons recently settled in a balcony on the 69th floor of a 70-storey apartment house on the street and four chicks were hatched, drawing the attention of experts and other people.

Peregrine falcon is a winter bird belonging to Falconidae. It winters in the DPRK, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Mediterranean coast and elsewhere and breeds in tundra, uninhabited islands in the Arctic Ocean, valleys of northern forests and meadows, etc. As it is very rare the bird is registered in the International Union for the Protection of Nature and under protection. Such a bird that favours a clean environment free from pollution laid eggs and is feeding chicks in Ryomyong Street. Experts say that this shows that its ecological environment is excellent.

The street named “Ryomyong Street” by the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un is shining as a proud edifice in the capital city of Pyongyang which undergoes a sea change along with the great golden age of construction.