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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 of North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, possibly 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,〔http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/13/north-korea-statue-kim-jong-il-mansudae-grand-monument_n_1423136.html〕 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. 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.〔http://www.lonelyplanet.com/north-korea/pyongyang/sights/landmarks-monuments/mansudae-grand-monument〕 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 extensively. A new set of clothes was added and his facial expression modified somewhat. The statue of Kim Jong-il initially featured a long coat but it was promptly changed to his signature parka. Visitors who take photos are required to frame both leaders in the entirety of their picture.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mansu Hill Grand Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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