Mansudae Assembly Hall
| Mansudae Assembly Hall | |
|---|---|
 The east side view of the Mansudae Assembly Hall | |
  Location in Pyongyang | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Coordinates | 39°01′43″N 125°44′58″E / 39.02861°N 125.74944°E |
| Current tenants | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Completed | October 1984[1] |
| Owner | North Korean Government |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 2,000[1] |
| Number of rooms | 200+[1] |
The Mansudae Assembly Hall is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[2][3] It is located in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and sits adjacent to the Korean Revolution Museum.
Facilities include a main meeting hall covering an area of 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft) with 2,000 seats for parliament members as well as a simultaneous interpretation system in the hall which has the capacity of translating 10 foreign languages at a time.[1]
The building is based on Soviet architectural influences with some Korean elements.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Backgrounder: DPRK's Mansudae Assembly Hall". Xinhua News Agency. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ Seol Song Ah (22 April 2015). "Inside North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "North Korea parliament meet watched for policy, personnel change". The Daily Mail. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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