Arch of Reunification

Arch of Reunification

The Arch of Reunification is an arch that is located in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea .

The Arch of Reunification has a map of a unified Korea supported by two concrete Korean women wearing a traditional dress straddling the multi-laned Reunification Highway that stretches from Pyongyang to the DMZ.

At the base of the structure are messages of support from various individuals, organizations and nations for re-unification and peace.


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