PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With somewhere around 4,000 artists and staff, the Mansudae Art Studio, a huge complex of nondescript concrete buildings on a sprawling, walled-off campus with armed ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – The sprawling site, which buzzes in the shadow of a giant bronze statue of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, looks at first like a high-security military installation.

Pyongyang citizens and soldiers pay respect to former North Korea leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, as they walk towards ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – Coat flying open, reins in hand, Kim Jong Il is depicted astride a galloping horse in a larger-than-life statue unveiled as part of birthday celebrations for the late ...

Statues of Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il (right) at Mansudae in Pyongyang. North Koreans gather in front of the statues to lay flowers and bow, showing their respect for the late and current ...

In this Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011 photo, North Korean construction workers carry building materials in the Mansudae area of Pyongyang, North Korea. Throughout the capital, and in cities and towns across ...