Kim Jong-un Inaugurates Renovated Kumsusan Palace Of The Sun In Pyongyang

Top leader Kim Jong Un (L) attend the inaugural ceremony for the renovated Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are laid in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Dec. 17, 2012. DPRK held various events on Monday to commemorate late leader Kim Jong Il on the first anniversary of his death. <Xinhua/Zhang Li>

In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Kim solemnly reopened the sprawling, granite mausoleum where his father’s body lies in state as the nation marked the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death Monday with sadness as well as celebration over last week’s successful satellite launch.

In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seventh from left in front row, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, sixth from left in front row, attend a ceremony to reopen the mausoleum where his father’s embalmed remains will lie in state, as they mark his death one year ago, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. North Koreans across the country stopped in their tracks at midday Monday to silently honor former ruler Kim Jong Il, whose death one year ago swept his untested 20-something son to power. <AP Photo/KCNA>