Friendship Tower, 30-meter monument in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Friendship Tower is a 30-metre monument at the northern foot of Mount Moranbong in Pyongyang, completed on 25 October 1959. Its body rises from a base with reliefs of Chinese and Korean soldiers fighting side by side, and the top is crowned by a five-pointed star. The tower was built from 1,025 blocks of granite and marble, a number that recalls the date 25 October.

China built this tower in 1959 as a memorial to Chinese forces who supported North Korea during the Korean War. The work marks the military support that occurred between 1950 and 1953.

The Korean name, Uui Tap, means "Tower of Friendship", and the full title is Chochung Uui Tap, China-DPRK Friendship Tower. The Korean-language inscription on the front praises the Chinese People's Volunteer Army dead and the friendship sealed in blood; reliefs on the base show soldiers of the two armies fighting side by side. Chinese embassy staff still lay wreaths here.

The tower stands at the northern foot of Moranbong in central Pyongyang, on a 120,000-square-metre plot, so it is reached on foot from the surrounding streets. The base is ringed by reliefs carved on both sides, which are best seen by walking around the plinth rather than stopping at the front inscription.

The monument underwent major renovation in 2019 before a high-level Chinese state visit. This refresh demonstrates how important the bilateral relationship remains to leadership in both countries.