Kumsusan Memorial Palace
Pic of the Week: 27 December 2011
by David Stanley © 2011
Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPR).
David adds:
“This is the final resting-place of Kim Il-sung (the Great Leader) and now his son, Kim Jong-il (the Dear Leader).”
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2 Responses to “Kumsusan Memorial Palace”
I visited North Korea with a group from Regent Holidays in Bristol, England. Fascinating trip! On our scheduled day to visit the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, we were asked to dress in our finest attire and be on our very best behavior. No photos were allowed inside the palace but outside it was okay. As we entered the chamber with Kim Il-sung’s embalmed corpse we lined up in rows and bowed several times as we had been instructed to do. Of course, everyone in our British group dutifully complied as a token of respect for our North Korean hosts. I suppose future groups will have the honor of doing the same before Kim Jong-il!
Nice collection, David. And thanks for this very topical one.