Government Complex No. 1, Pyongyang

Government Complex No. 1 (Korean: 1호 청사) is a closed complex of government buildings located at the center of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It houses the headquarters of the Workers' Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission, the country's ruling party and supreme state organ, respectively. It also houses the offices of the Third Floor Secretariat, the private office of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The complex is situated roughly between Changgwang, Chollima, and Hebangsan streets.^[1] It contains a number of administrative buildings as well as apartment buildings surrounded by a wall. The secure nature of the complex has led some commentators to describe it as "Pyongyang's Forbidden City".^[2]

Government Complex No. 1
General information
Type	Closed buildings' complex
Location	Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates	39°01′04″N 125°44′39″E
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	1호 청사
Hancha	1號 廳舍
Revised Romanization	ilho cheongsa
McCune–Reischauer	irho ch'ŏngsa

Overview

The complex includes the seat of the secretariat and the central meeting hall of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was reported in October 2019 that many high-rise windows facing the complex had been blocked out for security.^[3] The complex saw large construction activity in 2019.^[2] Satellite images showed construction activity between February and April 2020. An old building that was thought to be the private clinic of the North Korean leadership had been torn down and construction had begun on a new, larger building with multiple rooms.^[4]

External links

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