Kumsusan Palace of the Sun | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Modern, neoclassical |
Country | North Korea |
Coordinates | 39°3′51″N 125°47′15″E / 39.06417°N 125.78750°E |
Opened | 1976 |
Owner | North Korean Government |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 금수산태양궁전 |
Hancha | 錦繡山太陽宮殿 |
Revised Romanization | Geumsusan Taeyang Gungjeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmsusan T'aeyang Kungjŏn |
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, both posthumously designated as the Eternal leaders of North Korea (Eternal President and Eternal General Secretary, respectively).[1]