Ryugyong Hotel

Ryugyong Hotel was supposed to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, when construction began in 1987, but due to low quality materials used and the government’s financial problems, construction ceased in 1992. This 330-meters-high, 105 storey-building, dominates the city of Pyongyang and is easily the tallest building in all of North Korea.

With over 3000 available rooms, Ryugyong Hotel is an enormous financial loss, especially if it isn’t ready for business. Realizing this, the North-Koreans resumed work on it in April 2008, after a 16 year break. The future still looks grim for Ryugyong Hotel with tourism in North Korea being virtually non-existent.