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330 meters / 1,083 feet
105 floors
Construction halted in 1992
Designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers
The construction of the 330 m tall tower in Pyongyang, North Korea began in 1987. It has a total 360,000 m² (3.9 million ft²) floor space and 105 stories. The building should have been opened in 1989, by that time it could have been the tallest hotel in the world and the 7th largest skyscraper. North Korea have spent ~$750 million or 2% of the country's GDP on the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel was designed to have 3,000 rooms, 7 revolving restaurants, casinos(!), nightclubs(!) and Japanese lounges. In 1989 -the original completion date- they had several construction method and material problems therefore the opening was delayed, but in 1992 the construction came to a complete halt due to funding problems, electricity shortages, and the prevailing famine.
Remarks:: " the worst building in the history of mankind "
It is in news now because:: The long abandoned construction lul is back again and it has been given a second chance for its construction lead
Links:
Emporis Ryugyong Hotel data
Wikipedia information on the tower
Recycling the Ryugyong Hotel page
Source :: ryugyonghotel.com
hotel of doom, pyongyang, phantom hotel, north korea hotel of doom, ryugyong
330 meters / 1,083 feet
105 floors
Construction halted in 1992
Designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers
The construction of the 330 m tall tower in Pyongyang, North Korea began in 1987. It has a total 360,000 m² (3.9 million ft²) floor space and 105 stories. The building should have been opened in 1989, by that time it could have been the tallest hotel in the world and the 7th largest skyscraper. North Korea have spent ~$750 million or 2% of the country's GDP on the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel was designed to have 3,000 rooms, 7 revolving restaurants, casinos(!), nightclubs(!) and Japanese lounges. In 1989 -the original completion date- they had several construction method and material problems therefore the opening was delayed, but in 1992 the construction came to a complete halt due to funding problems, electricity shortages, and the prevailing famine.
Remarks:: " the worst building in the history of mankind "
It is in news now because:: The long abandoned construction lul is back again and it has been given a second chance for its construction lead
Links:
Emporis Ryugyong Hotel data
Wikipedia information on the tower
Recycling the Ryugyong Hotel page
Source :: ryugyonghotel.com
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