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North Korea built a mockup of the building, seen in propaganda photos, for its troops to destroy.

Images released by state-run media last year showed Kim's special forces storming the building in a mock invasion.

And now fresh satellite photos have revealed that this replica of the Cheong Wa Dae or Blue House has been totally destroyed.

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They come as a chilling reminder to South Korea's newly-elected president, Moon Jae-in, of the crisis on the peninsula.

Comparing the new photos from satellite image provider, Airbus, to shots from last year provides a sharp contrast.

In the new images the replica is reduced to ruin, destroyed almost completely except for the facade.

There's also what looks like a test site for a laser or wire-guided anti-tank missiles to the north.

By contrast, earlier photos show the replica is so realistic it even had glass in the windows.

For last year's drill, when special ops soldiers from Unit 525 invaded the site, Kim Jong-un was in the audience.

He advised then that soldiers preparing to fight in the South would need intensive training in marching, firing and swimming.

(Image: RODONG SINMUN) (Image: RODONG SINMUN)

He told them: "Well done, the enemy troops will have no space to hide themselves, far from taking any counteraction."

Moon Jae-in plans to move the presidency out of the Blue House, due to its association with his predecessor.

That predecessor, Park Geun-hye, remained holed up in the palace while scandal engulfed her presidency.