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Grand People's Study House (1982)

The Grand People's Study House stands on Namsan Hill at the heart of Pyongyang. It was opened on April 1st, 1982. It was built in only one year and nine months. It stands opposite the Tower of the Juche Idea across the Taedong River and is adjacent to Kim Il-sung square. The total floorspace is 100,000 square meters and can hold over 30 million volumes. It can accommodate over 12,000 visitors a day.

The interior is divided into over 600 rooms for reading, lectures, recording, information, and consulting. A unique feature is a remote-controlled delivery device that sends books to readers from the general catalogue room.

Bibliography:

All images copyright 2000 Dr. T. C. Kim

Chong, Bong-uk (editor). A Handbook on North Korea.
  Naewoe Press, 1998. Seoul

Pyongyang Review (no authors listed)
  Foreign Language Publishing House, 1988. Pyongyang

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Otto posted on Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:10 pm:

I am trying to get a copy of the first book by Kim Jong Il. I've tried Amazon.com, they they are real expensive. Can you give me any suggestions?

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