Kim Il Sung was the founder and first
leader of North Korea. Jane Portal, the author of Art Under Control in North Korea, assesses that: "[i]t is probably the case that Kim Il-sung [had] more buildings named after him during his lifetime than any other leader in history".[1] North Korea claims that "[m]ore than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung".[2] Since Kim Il Sung's name Il-sung (
Korean: 일성;
Hancha: 日成) can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.[3]
"Kim Il Sung City" – proposed name for
Pyongyang after Kim Il Sung's death. Another proposal was to name Pyongyang "Kim Jong Il City" and name
Seoul "Kim Il Sung City" once
reunification would be attained.[40]
Ishiyama, John (2014). "Assessing the leadership transition in North Korea: Using network analysis of field inspections, 1997–2012". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 47 (2): 137–146.
doi:
10.1016/j.postcomstud.2014.04.003.
Kim Il Sung was the founder and first
leader of North Korea. Jane Portal, the author of Art Under Control in North Korea, assesses that: "[i]t is probably the case that Kim Il-sung [had] more buildings named after him during his lifetime than any other leader in history".[1] North Korea claims that "[m]ore than 480 streets, institutions and organizations in 100 countries were named after Kim Il Sung".[2] Since Kim Il Sung's name Il-sung (
Korean: 일성;
Hancha: 日成) can mean "the Sun", many things named after him are actually called this way.[3]
"Kim Il Sung City" – proposed name for
Pyongyang after Kim Il Sung's death. Another proposal was to name Pyongyang "Kim Jong Il City" and name
Seoul "Kim Il Sung City" once
reunification would be attained.[40]
Ishiyama, John (2014). "Assessing the leadership transition in North Korea: Using network analysis of field inspections, 1997–2012". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 47 (2): 137–146.
doi:
10.1016/j.postcomstud.2014.04.003.