Kim Il Sung sole statue, 2010. In April 1972, Kim Jong Il erected the monument in honor of Kim Il Sung's 60th birthday. The monument features the Great Leader alone overlooking Pyongyang. Five years later, the statue was covered in gold leaf.

The statue was unveiled on 15 April 1961, the 49th birthday of Kim Il Sung. [1] The impetus to build the monument was Kim Il Sung's speech "Let Us Further Develop Popular Art" given to rural amateur artist groups on 7 March 1961.

The Mansudae Grand Monument (Grand Monument on Mansu Hill) is an iconic complex of monuments located in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. The site is most notable for its centralized bronze statues of North Korea’s late leaders, President Kim Il Sung and General Kim Jong Il, which stand at 22 meters tall.

Large mural art is commonly seen inside the public buildings in North Korea, and the theme is usually leader worship — typically Kim Il Sung in the middle, larger than other people surrounding him. People of al ages, occupation, and dress circle …

Oct 3, 2016 · On Mansu Hill in North Korea 's capital city, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il stand a staggering 20 meters of bronze. This memorial monument allows the Great Leaders—who are immortal in the...

People place flowers here at the foot of the bronze gigantic Mansudae statues in respect to the Great Leaders as they are referred to in DPRK; President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, before bowing in line.

Jun 1, 2018 · The bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il tower over people in Pyongyang as they watch fireworks explode on July 27, 2015, during a celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War.

A statue of Kim Il-sung at the Pyongyang Film Studios. On the Art of the Cinema reformulated many ideas of Kim Il-sung on art to be specific to cinema.

Known for its towering statues and grandiose display of state-sponsored art, it stands as a powerful symbol of the country’s political history and ideology. The highlight of the monument is the two enormous bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

Kim Il-sung Statue is a work of art in Chagang, North Korea. Kim Il-sung Statue is situated nearby to 인풍루, as well as near Jagang Kim Il Sung Revolutionary Museum.