Editing Kim Il-sung (section)

== Legacy ==
There are over 34,000 statues of Kim Il-sung in North Korea, similar to the many statues and monuments that Eastern Bloc leaders put up in honor of themselves. The most prominent are at Kim Il-sung University, Kim Il-sung Stadium, Mansudae Hill, Kim Il-sung Bridge, and the Immortal Statue of Kim Il-sung. Some statues have reportedly been destroyed by explosions or damaged with graffiti by North Korean dissidents. ''Yŏng Saeng'' ("eternal life") monuments have been erected throughout the country, each dedicated to the departed "Eternal Leader". He has also been described as being "greater than George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson all put together."

Kim Il-sung's image, especially his posthumous portrait released in 1994, is prominent in places associated with public transportation, which hangs at every North Korean train station and airport. It is also placed prominently at the border crossings between China and North Korea. Thousands of gifts to Kim Il-sung from foreign leaders are housed in the International Friendship Exhibition. All North Korean citizens are required to wear badges showing Kim Il-sung's face, and some badges are even awarded to tourists who show unwavering respect during their trip.

Kim Il-sung's birthday, "Day of the Sun", is celebrated every year as a public holiday in North Korea. The associated April Spring Friendship Art Festival gathers hundreds of artists from all over the world.

According to North Korean sources, Kim Il-sung had received 230 foreign orders, medals, and titles from 70 countries since the 1940s until, and after, his death. They include:
* The Soviet Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Lenin (twice)
* Order of the Republic of Indonesia (first class)
* The Bulgarian Order of Georgi Dimitrov (twice)
* The Togolese Order of Mono (Grand Cross)
* The Order of the Yugoslav Star (Great Star)
* The Cuban Order of José Martí (twice)
* The East German Order of Karl Marx (twice)
* Order of the Republic of Malta, the Burkinabe Order of the Gold Star of Nahouri
* Order of the Grand Star of Honour of Socialist Ethiopia
* The Nicaraguan Augusto Cesar Sandino Order
* The Vietnamese Gold Star Order, the Czechoslovak Order of Klement Gottwald
* The Royal Order of Cambodia (Grand Cross)
* The Malagasy Grand National Cross (first class)
* The Mongolian Order of Sukhbaatar
* The Romanian orders of Order of Victory of Socialism Order
* The Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic (first class with the band)
*Eternal Leader (posthumous) (1994 – present)
*Eternal President of the Republic (posthumous) (1994 – present)