Kumsusan Assembly Hall

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Kumsusan Assembly Hall was the original name of the grand mausoleum complex in Pyongyang that now serves as the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, housing the preserved bodies of North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
government building
mausoleum
alsoKnownAs Kumsusan Memorial Palace
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
architecturalStyle monumental socialist architecture
associatedWith Kim dynasty
Workers' Party of Korea
city Pyongyang
country North Korea
dedicatedTo Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
function mausoleum for North Korean leaders
memorial site
housesRemainsOf Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
locatedIn North Korea
Pyongyang
Taesong District
originalNameOf Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
politicalSignificance central site of North Korean leadership cult
status renamed as Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
symbolOf North Korean state ideology
usedAs resting place of Kim Il Sung
resting place of Kim Jong Il

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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun formerName Kumsusan Assembly Hall
Mansudae district contains Kumsusan Assembly Hall (historic building site)
linked to: Kumsusan Assembly Hall