Picture of Kim Il Sung memorial (Panmunjom NK, North Korea)

Stone commemorating His last words on reunification

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One of the last places on earth where the Cold War is still intact. Or has the final thaw started?
We then proceed to the hall where the armistice was signed. The South Koreans refused to sign, because they did not agree. Technically, the two countries are still at war. Here again, there are rooms with exhibits about the infamous Americans and their "puppet allies" who imposed themselves on the defenceless North Koreans. A short drive from here, and we arrive at the real border. But before we reach that, we stop at a gigantic white stone with a Korean inscription. We are told that the base is 9,4 metres, and the top 7,7. Obviously, this is a symbolic link to the day that the sculpted words were written. The author ... who else than the Great Leader? One day before dying, he left this message for his people: Korea should be reunited. It seems in contradiction with his efforts to be independent and selfsufficient.
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