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# Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

Mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie in state.

![Kumsusan Palace of the Sun](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/places/kumsusan.jpg)

[Photo via Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kumsusan%5FMemorial%5FPalace,%5FPyongyang.jpg)

Kumsusan Palace of the Sun · 39.0642°N, 125.7875°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0642,125.7875,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

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## Source

- [**Wikipedia** en.wikipedia.org ↗ ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumsusan%5FPalace%5Fof%5Fthe%5FSun)

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