The Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished 105-story, 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors.
Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. After 1992 the building stood topped out, but without any windows or interior fittings. In 2008 construction resumed, and the exterior was completed in 2011. It was planned to open the hotel in 2012, the centenary of Kim Il-sung's birth, but this did not happen. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was also cancelled.
The pyramidal structure of glass and concrete is a phantom vessel that has dominated Pyongyang for years. Recently, for less than an hour, this colossus was illuminated. Near the top, lights appeared in the colors of the North Korean flag, while the edges of the pyramid glowed yellow
Looks_pretty_cool on May 9th, 2018 at 19:50 UTC »
The Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished 105-story, 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors.
Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. After 1992 the building stood topped out, but without any windows or interior fittings. In 2008 construction resumed, and the exterior was completed in 2011. It was planned to open the hotel in 2012, the centenary of Kim Il-sung's birth, but this did not happen. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was also cancelled.
The pyramidal structure of glass and concrete is a phantom vessel that has dominated Pyongyang for years. Recently, for less than an hour, this colossus was illuminated. Near the top, lights appeared in the colors of the North Korean flag, while the edges of the pyramid glowed yellow
4000daniel1 on May 9th, 2018 at 20:02 UTC »
That's probably the coolest looking picture I've ever seen from north korea.
Gee, I wonder why?
military_grade_pepe on May 9th, 2018 at 20:24 UTC »
north korea is online