The Mansudae Assembly Hall () is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

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North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

. It is located in the North Korean capital of

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

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. Facilities include a main meeting hall covering an area of 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. The building is based on Soviet architectural influences with some Korean elements. 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 Day of the Foundation of the Republic () is the Republic Day and National day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, held on 9 September. The Day of the Foundation of the Republic is one of the most important holidays of the country, al ...

which was broadcast live on DPRK state television.

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* Supreme People's Assembly Buildings and structures in Pyongyang Government of North Korea Seats of national legislatures 1984 establishments in North Korea Government buildings completed in 1984 {{NorthKorea-struct-stub