North Korea plans to demolish several buildings in central Pyongyang to expand the city’s iconic Kim Il Sung Square, seeking to accommodate even larger military parades and mass gatherings, a DPRK guide recently told a Western visitor.

The guide made the comment to YouTuber Oli Barrett during a state-run tour of the North Korean capital earlier this month, footage published on Monday shows, and a Western tour operator confirmed that they have also heard of plans to overhaul the area from other DPRK sources.

In the video, the guide states that the current square is “narrow, so we are going