Pyongyang, capital city of North Korea, has been totally rebuilt after being destroyed during the Korean War which ended in 1953. This 2 million inhabitants city is a typical model of stalinian urbanism: giant monuments, uniform housing, broad and desert avenues, grey colour, and huge propaganda posters. Photography is not so restricted, although it is forbidden to walk alone without an official guide. Although the city is really sad, the size of its monuments is really fascinating.

Because of the large amount of pictures taken in Pyongyang, I put them under several categories corresponding to specific areas or sceneries: