Mansudae Art Studio, North Korea's Colossal Monument Factory

Turns out North Korea does have a growing industry: Colossal monuments
By
Caroline Winter
Mansudae Art Studio may be the world’s biggest art factory. Its 4,000 workers churn out North Korean propaganda, but they’re also available for hire Photographs by Alamy(1); Corbis(2); Geology.com(1); Getty Images(1)

In November 2005, two Germans flew to North Korea on official business. Their goal was not to discuss nuclear disarmament or diplomatic relations. Rather, they went to check on the progress of a sculptural commission: the reconstruction of Frankfurt’s so-called Fairy Tale Fountain, an art nouveau relic from 1910 that had been melted down for its metal during World War II.

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