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Pyongyang Department Store No. 1
Retail store in Pyongyang, North Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 (Korean: 평양제1백화점) is a major retail store in Pyongyang, North Korea. On Sungri Street near Kim Il-sung Square in downtown Pyongyang,[3] it is one of the largest retail stores in the country and is often the site of large commodity exhibitions.[4]
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Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 | |
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Location in Pyongyang | |
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Type | Department store |
Address | Sungri Street |
Coordinates | 39°1′20.14″N 125°45′11.42″E |
Completed | c. late 1980s |
Renovated | c. late 2000s - early 2010s[1] |
Owner | Pyongyang City People's Committee of the WPK |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Yun Ko-gwang[2] |
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The store, along with two others, are reportedly run jointly with Chinese business partners.[5]