Arch of Zhenian Unification

Arch of Zhenian Unification
Night view of the Arch c. 1990.
Former names	Arch of Kim Shimin
General information
Status	Complete
Address	1 Emperor Seongjo Boulevard
Town or city	Daedo
Country	Zhenia
Named for	End of the Zhenian Civil War in 1968
Groundbreaking	May 21, 1964
Topped-out	December 17, 1967
Inaugurated	June 4, 1968
Owner	Government of the Greater Eastern Union
Height	68 m (223 ft)
Dimensions
Other dimensions	Width: 53 m (174 ft) Depth: 23 m (75 ft)
Technical details
Material	White granite, marble
Design and construction
Architect	Wang Jinseok Kim Pilsan

The Arch of Zhenian Unification (Zhenian: 진국통일개선문) is a triumphal arch located in Daedo, Zhenia and is one of the city's best-known monuments. Situated at the center of Sudo district where Emperor Seongjo Boulevard and Kim Shimin Boulevard meet to form a roundabout around it, the area around the arch's radial roundabout and the arch together form the Plaza of Zhenian Unification. The Arch was built to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the end of the Zhenian Civil War and the subsequent unification and creation of the modern Zhenian state, as well as honor all of those who have fought and died to unify Zhenia, with the names of Zhenian military leaders and scenes of Zhenian victories depicted on the inner and outer walls of the arch.