Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
Kumsusan Memorial Palace of the Suns (portrait of Kim Jong Il was added in 2011 after his death.)
General information
Architectural style	Modern, neoclassical
Country	North Korea
Coordinates	39°3′51″N 125°47′15″E / 39.06417°N 125.78750°E / 39.06417; 125.78750
Opened	1976; 48 years ago (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]