Last year witnessed the erection of statutes of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill as well as the appearance of skyscrapers and the People's Theatre, built in Changjon Street along the banks of the River Taedong from Mansu Hill.

There also sprang up the Rungna People's Pleasure Park, Ryugyong Health Complex, People's Open-air Ice Rink and Pyongyang Folklore Park.

This year the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum was splendidly renovated on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the Fatherland Liberation War (June 1950-July 1953).

Meanwhile, Unha Scientists Street and Haedanghwa Service Complex emerged new models of residential district and multifunctional service center. And sports and cultural service complexes such as Rungna People's Sports Park took their shapes in different parts of the city to provide the citizens with better living conditions. Many schoolchildren and other citizens enjoy a pleasant time at renewed pleasure grounds and parks every day, playing various kinds of amusement and sports games.

Lawn and flower gardens were created in a fresh way along streets, in residential quarters and around public establishments to add beauty to the scenery of the city.

Besides, such new projects are progressing apace as Munsu Swimming Complex, Mirim Riding Club, Children's Hospital and Dental Hospital to renew the looks of the capital city.