Mansudae Assembly Hall

The Mansudae Assembly Hall (Korean: 만수대의사당) is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral legislature of North Korea.^[2][3] It is located in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and sits adjacent to the Korean Revolution Museum. Before the Korean War the territory where the building is situated was the location of the former Pyongyang Women’s Prison.^[4]

Mansudae Assembly Hall
The east side view of the Mansudae Assembly Hall
General information
Town or city	Mansu-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
Country	North Korea
Coordinates	39°01′43″N 125°44′58″E
Current tenants	Supreme People's Assembly
Completed	October 1984[1]
Owner	North Korean Government
Technical details
Floor area	45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft)
Other information
Seating capacity	2,000[1]
Number of rooms	200+[1]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	만수대의사당
Hancha	萬壽臺議事堂
Revised Romanization	Mansudae uisadang
McCune–Reischauer	Mansudae ŭisadang

Facilities include a main meeting hall covering an area of 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft) with 2,000 seats for parliament members as well as a simultaneous interpretation system in the hall which has the capacity of translating ten foreign languages at a time.^[1] The building is based on Soviet architectural influences with some Korean elements.

The area surrounding the front facade of the building has also been used as a site for public gatherings and musical performances. On 9 September 2022, a concert was held in the grounds of Mansudae Assembly Hall commemorating the 74th Day of the Foundation of the Republic which was broadcast live on DPRK state television.^[5]