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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 been displayed publicly since their deaths in 1994 ...
The monument over time: Left: A 2010 photo of the original statue of a younger Kim Il-sung, wearing an overcoat and Mao suit.Top right: A 2012 photo of an updated statue of Kim Il-sung depicting him as an older, smiling statesman wearing a Western suit, and an additional statue of Kim Jong-il.
The Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in 2014 depicting Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right), with visitors paying homage to the statues. [1]The North Korean cult of personality surrounding the Kim family [2] has existed in North Korea for decades and can be found in many examples of North Korean culture. [3]
Kim's second wife, Kim Jong Suk, and their son, Kim Jong Il Kim Il Sung is believed to have married 3 times, although virtually nothing is known about his first wife. [ 105 ] His second wife, Kim Jong Suk (1917–1949), [ 2 ] gave birth to two sons and one daughter before her death in childbirth during the delivery of a stillborn girl.
Every North Korean is given a lapel badge when they turn 12 bearing the image of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and it must be worn whenever they leave home.
This axis across the center of Pyongyang symbolizes the dynasty of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. [8] The monument site in its entirety spans 25,000 square meters. [9] This includes a plaza in front of the monument where dances and festivities are held. [10] The lawn of the park surrounding the monument is 15,000 square meters in extent.
An immortality tower (or pagoda of eternal life, 永生塔) are tower-shaped monuments in North Korea to commemorate the Eternal President Kim Il Sung and the Eternal General Kim Jong Il. Towers of immortality exist in various locations across the country and are a form of the Cult of Personality for the former holders of power in North Korea.
According to North Korean propaganda, Kim Jong Il was born in a secret camp at Mount Paektu on 16 February 1942. Kim Jong Il was born in February 1941 to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong-suk in Siberia in the Russian Federal Republic, Soviet Union. His father had been in exile because of his guerrilla activities.