Ryugyong Hotel North Korea Pyongyang



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The Ryugyong Hotel (or Ryu-Gyong Hotel or Yu-Kyung Hotel or the 105 Building) is a towering, empty concrete shell that was once intended for use as a hotel in Sojang-dong, in the Potong-gang District of Pyongyang, North Korea. The hotel's name comes from one of the historic names for Pyongyang: Ryugyong, or "capital of willows". Its 105 stories rise to a height of 330 m (1,083 ft), and it boasts some 360,000 m² (3.9 million ft²) of floor space, making it the most prominent feature of the city's skyline and by far the largest structure in that country. Construction started in 1987 and reached a cessation in 1992. If the building were ever completed, it would be the world's tallest hotel and the seventh largest building in the world.[1] However, as of 2006, it remains unfinished and uninhabited.


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were you in NK? ( 2 weeks ago by ehunter2)
were you in NK?
No but i have ... ( 2 weeks ago by TheRandomSlacker)
No but i have visited there.
The structure of ... ( 2 weeks ago by mapleliang94)
The structure of the building makes me think that it will suddenly turn into transformer mode then starts spitting out nukes
Array ( 2 weeks ago by airrunweskerII)
"frackheadkim"
"northkroeagundum" & "kimrolled2"!
The dear leader looks so tasty!
Check out my ... ( 2 weeks ago by bitterlitter)
Check out my youtube-video on Kim Jong Il Movieman!
Some Egyptian ... ( 2 weeks ago by masulan92)
Some Egyptian company is starting to renovate the Ryugyong. God help us all...
How do you say, " ... ( 1 week ago by TrooperJohnSmith)
How do you say, "Shoddy construction" in Korean?
What a complete ... ( 1 week ago by warbird281)
What a complete waste of money and resources that could have been put to better benefit the people. I hope in my lifetime that the two Koreas will finally reunite under one democratic government.
thats bloody huge, ... ( 1 week ago by trigga1uk)
thats bloody huge, typical stalinist architecture though. They probably realised half way through building it that no one was going to actually stay there.
My imagination: ... ( 1 week ago by TengriAsura)
My imagination: Best paintball arena.
From your lips to ... ( 1 week ago by kentamitchell)
From your lips to God's ears! and I hope it happens SOON!
that is one ugly ... ( 1 week ago by roudy1689)
that is one ugly building
The only Western ... ( 1 week ago by DawnWeatherby)
The only Western city that would take an ugly building like that would be Las Vegas.
겉만 번지르르한 건설 ( 1 week ago by higheststandard)
겉만 번지르르한 건설
We don't actually ... ( 1 week ago by jeyzi)
We don't actually know if they have the raw materials to finish it. Right now it consists solely of concrete, although there has recently been some development of the exterior..
well most of the ... ( 1 week ago by trigga1uk)
well most of the other hotels are empty, wouldnt much point in finishing this one.
nice..but wat a ... ( 6 days ago by lolipopfrenz)
nice..but wat a waste of money...
The building looks ... ( 5 days ago by amurphy245)
The building looks bad because it isnt finished.
They have resumed construction of the hotel and aim to be finished by 2012 the 100th celebration of the birth of Great Leader Comrade Kim il sung.
Furnishing inside has begun and the exterior windows have begun to be installed,it is shaping up to be a beautiful building.
Under Construction ( 3 days ago by agentr777)
Under Construction
See that is what ... ( 3 days ago by redmustang03)
See that is what happens when you have no economy due to a brutal dictator you have results like this.
Array ( 3 days ago by Swirnascenie)
Beautiful!! :)
and... nice psychedelic music :)
Can you tell me the ... ( 3 days ago by tse676563)
Can you tell me the name of the background music?
That eyesore would ... ( 3 days ago by Quizline89)
That eyesore would make a great casino! All of North Korea would pump all their life savings into that building and their economy would sky rocket! Gee, I should be Kim Jong Il's financial advisor!
An bisarr symbol of ... ( 2 hours ago by beginmaster)
An bisarr symbol of the North Korean poverty.



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