18 April 2012 Last updated at 08:34 ET

North Korean failed rocket returns as model at show

North Korea insists the rocket was intended to put a satellite into space

A model of a controversial North Korean rocket that broke up shortly after take-off has gone on display at a flower show in the capital, Pyongyang.

Visitors posed for photographs next to the replica Unha-3, the launch of which last week was condemned by the UN.

A large portrait of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il formed the exhibition's centrepiece.

Families queued to pose in front of the picture of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il

The flower show is one of a series of events to mark what would have been Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday.

The failed rocket launch was largely seen by outside observers as a test of long-range missile technology.

North Korea, in a rare move, admitted the rocket's failure, but insisted it was intended to put a satellite into space.

Thousands of people turned out to see the floral displays, which featured a violet orchid called Kimilsungia and a red begonia Kimjongilia.

Other displays included miniature models of some new tower blocks built in front of a hill where bronze statues of the two deceased leaders were unveiled last week.