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April 22, 2016 08:16 am PDT
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Rare photos of North Korean capital's subway system
Elliott was among the first outsiders to be given access to Pyongyang's metro. Previously, only two stations could be visited. He posted a nice big gallery of photos and his reflections on a strange (and beautiful) place.
This may sound mundane, but the previously restricted Pyongyang Metro is surely one of the most mysterious, yet beautiful transit systems on earth, each station uniquely themed in ultra-nationalism, parading North Koreas revolutionary goals and achievements to impressionable commuters. In many ways, its a small museum, most of which formerly hidden from outside eyes and subsequently shrouded in conspiracy theories. Sensationalism aside, heres my journey in over sixty photos of the beating heart of Pyongyang, the Pyongyang Metro.
There are chandeliers everywhere. Even the trains are museum-pieces - and perfectly looked-after.
>Previously: Sycophantic Reactionary Foreign Trains Condemned
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