#ryugyong

[humanoidhistory]

The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, 1990.

[pepperjunkie]

Ryugyong Hotel Tower, Pyongyang, North Korea..

[supplyside]

The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang remains empty and unfinished nearly 40 years after construction began (photo - Ryan Nee)

[just-wanna-travel]

Pyongyang, North Korea

[garpovic]

[sleepydrummer]

Ryugyong Hotel

Pyongyang, North Korea

crédit photo: Frühtau

[xdigdugx]

First post from North Korea. The Ryugyong hotel is the most striking structure in Pyongyang. Its construction began 30 years ago, it has 105 floors and is topped by 5 rotating restaurants. Yet it has not yet opened and may never open. Instead it looms high over the city like some sci-fi movie scene come to life. I was endlessly fascinated with it each time it was in view. These overhead photos were taken from the top of Juche tower. The ground-level photo was taken from the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. 

[garpovic]