Mansu Hill Grand Monument
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| Location | Pyongyang, North Korea |
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| Height | 22 meters |
| Completion date | 1972 and 2012 |
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The Grand Monument on Mansu Hill (Mansudae) is a complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea.
The central part of the monument are two 22 meters high statues[1] of North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, made of bronze. Behind the statues is a wall of the Korean Revolution Museum building, displaying a mosaic mural showing a scene from Mount Paektu,[2] considered to be the sacred mountain of revolution. Next to the statues, leading away from the building, there are two monuments showing many different soldiers, workers, farmers, and so on; Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Struggle and Socialist Revolution. These memorials are 22.5 meters high and 50 meters long. The long line of human figures depicted on them are on average 5 meters high.
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The monument was constructed in April 1972, then displaying only Kim Il-sung. It was originally covered in gold leaf, but this was later altered to bronze.[3] Following the death of Kim Jong-il in 2011, a similar statue of him was erected on the north side of Kim Il-sung. At the same time, Kim Il-sung's statue was altered to portray him at a later age.
The statue of Kim Jong-il initially featured a long coat but it was promptly changed to his signature parka.
Visitors who take photos of the statues are required to frame both leaders in the entirety of their picture.[1]
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Coordinates: 39°01′56″N 125°45′11″E / 39.0321°N 125.7531°E