The Ryugyong Hotel (Korean: 류경호텔; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, [3] is a 330 m (1,080 ft) tall unfinished pyramid -shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Towering 330 meters above Pyongyang stands the world’s tallest unoccupied building – the infamous Ryugyong Hotel. This pyramid-shaped concrete colossus has dominated North Korea’s capital …

What is the Ryugyong Hotel? The Ryugyong Hotel, also known as the Hotel of Doom, is the tallest building in North Korea. This 105 storey, 330 meters tall building is an unmissable feature of …

Jan 12, 2025 · Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel, dubbed the “Hotel of Doom,” began in 1987. At first, the government hoped it would show other countries that North Korea could build the tallest building …

The Ryugyong Hotel is seen by many as the most iconic building in Pyongyang and it currently holds the World Guinness record for the tallest unoccupied building.

Aug 3, 2025 · It was once meant to be the pride of the communist regime in North Korea, but since 1992, the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang has been abandoned. Whether it will ever be completed is …

Aug 29, 2025 · In the heart of Pyongyang, North Korea, stands the Ryugyong Hotel, a 330-meter (1,080-foot) pyramid-shaped skyscraper dominating the city’s skyline. Planned as a luxury mixed-use …

In 1987, North Korea embarked on an ambitious project to construct what would become the Ryugyong Hotel, an iconic monument to showcase the nation’s grandeur.

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 …

The Ryugyong Hotel stands as an architectural enigma, a powerful symbol of North Korea’s ambitions, resilience, and contradictions. It’s a reminder of the promises the DPRK made to itself—and the …