The monumental Rungrado May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea , was built in 1989. It is currently used for Home ground of the national football team, a few athletics matches, but most often for the spectacular Arirang performances (also known as the Mass Games). Opened on the 1st May 1989 (for a communist celebration of the labors day) hence the name.
Is seats a staggering 150,000 people, which is the largest non-auto racing stadium capacity in the world. Its name comes from Rungra Island in the Taedong River. In 1995, an incredible 190,000 people crammed in for a professional wrestling event.
It is also known for hosting the execution of a number of North Korean army generals implicated in an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-il, by being burned alive.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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