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.

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...

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.

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.

The Mansudae Grand Monument or also known as Mansu Hill Grand Monument (만수대대기념비) is one of the most iconic spots in North Korea and features two large bronze statues of the former leaders, President Kim Il Sung and General Kim Jong …

The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (Korean: 금수산태양궁전), formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (금수산기념궁전), is a building near the northeast corner of the city of Pyongyang that serves as the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung, first Supreme Leader and founder of North Korea, and for his son Kim Jong Il, whose preserved bodies have ...

Every itinerary features this larger-than-life bronze statue of the Great Leader, to which a statue of Kim Jong-il in his trademark parka was added in 2012 following the Dear Leader's death. The first statue was unveiled in 1972 to celebrate Kim Il-sung's 60th birthday.

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.

The two central 66 ft tall figures represent Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-il. [ 1 ] Revealed in 1972, at first only Kim Il-Sung was present, Kim Jong-Il was added in 2012.

The Mansu Grand Monument was constructed on April Juche 61 (1972) on the occassion of the 60th Birthday of the Great Leader Kim Il Sung, then displaying only Kim Il Sung. Following the death of the leader Kim Jong Il in 2011, a new statue of him was unveiled next to Kim Il Sung's statue in April 2012 (on the oocasion of the 100 th Anniversary ...