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Kumsusan Memorial Palace Visited
Pyongyang, July 8 (KCNA) -- The Kumsusan Assembly Hall was consecrated as a solemn and grand memorial palace on July 8, Juche 84 (1995) under the meticulous care of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

Since the memorial palace where President Kim Il Sung lies in state for perpetuity was opened to visitors a large number of servicepersons, people from all walks of life and youth and students across the country, other compatriots from south Korea and overseas and foreigners have visited the sacred temple of Juche to pay highest tribute to him.

Among the visitors to the memorial palace were at least 52,000 compatriots from south Korea and overseas and more than 73,700 foreign guests including diplomatic envoys of different countries and representatives of international organizations here and delegations from different countries.

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