Ryugyong Hotel - Wikipedia

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The Ryugyong Hotel (Korean: 류경호텔 ; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel,[4] is an unfinished 105-story, 330-metre-tall (1,080 ft) pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang.[5] The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors.[3] The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel.

Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the dissolution 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. The hotel was planned to open in 2012, the centenary of founding leader Kim Il-sung's birth. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was cancelled.[6] In 2018, an LED display was fitted to one side, which is used to show propaganda animations and film scenes.[7]

The Ryugyong Hotel is 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall,[8] making it the most prominent feature of Pyongyang's skyline and by far the tallest structure in North Korea.[9] Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel was intended to be completed in time for the 80th birthday of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President Kim Il-Sung in 1992;[10] if this had been achieved, it would have held the title of world's tallest hotel.[11] Before Goldin Finance 117, it was considered the tallest unoccupied building in the world.[12][13]