Ryugyong Hotel Tower
I know this is back issue but I just came across it. Who thought this one up? The Ministry of Stupidity? Who did they think would stay there if it had been finished? Totalitarian tourists? If we build it they will come? As if. Who wants to visit a gulag with nukes? Perhaps North Korean multimillionaires? That takes care of 1 room (Beloved Illustrious Leader Kim Jong, your suite is ready).
The construction of the 330 m tall tower began in 1987. It has a total 360,000 m (3.9 million ft) 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.
The construction of the 330 m tall tower began in 1987. It has a total 360,000 m (3.9 million ft) 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.
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