The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex () is a science and technology centre housed in a large atom-shaped building located on
Ssuk Island
Ssuksom () is a small island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the larger Turu Island to its west. Since 1983 it has been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge. It ...
in
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
, accessed by the
Chungsong Bridge. It was completed in 2015. According to
KBS World
KBS World () is the international broadcasting division of the South Korean broadcast television network Korean Broadcasting System. The division operates KBS World TV, KBS World Radio, and .
History
The foreign-language radio broadcast from ...
, it then had over 100,000
square meters
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of
floor area
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.
From above, the facility is built to resemble an
atom
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. The facility has an
e-library.
It has about 3,000 computer terminals.
To North Koreans, these provide access to the national intranet, the
Kwangmyong network.
See also
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South Hamgyong Sci-Tech Library
South Hamgyong Sci-Tech Library () is a public library located in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. South Hamgyong Sci-Tech Library was opened in 2018, it's the first large-scale Sci-Tech library outside of Pyongyang.
According to G ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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Virtual Tour of Sci-Tech Complex
Buildings and structures completed in 2015
Museums in Pyongyang
2015 establishments in North Korea
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