The Ryugyong Hotel in the center of North Korea's capital city Pyongyang, must count as one of the strangest building projects, not to say one of the ugliest, in the world. Construction began in ...

The 105-story, pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood over North Korea's capital city like a mountain for more than 20 years just might be on the verge of opening for the first time.

In April of 2012, North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel is scheduled to open its doors, and it only took 24 years after its groundbreaking. Ryugyong, also known as the “Hotel of Doom ...

Next year’s most interesting hotel opening is not a six-star palatial Dubai building, or an over-the-top Las Vegas accommodation that would make Versailles look understated.It’s Pyongyang's ...

A 105-story, pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood over Pyongyang for more than 20 years just might be on the verge of finally opening. Pyongyang's Ryugyong Hotel will "partially, probably" open in ...

In the 16 years that followed 1992’s construction halt, the 105-story pyramid shell of the Ryugyong Hotel sat massively and conspicuously near the center of Pyongyang, its concrete floors open ...

The 105-storey hotel which dominates the skyline of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, may open next year, 26 years after construction began. The pyramid-shaped building has become known as the ...

Pyongyang's Ryugyong Hotel will "partially, probably" open in the middle of next year, Reto Wittwer, CEO of international hotel operator Kempinski AG, said Thursday at a forum in Seoul.

Pyongyang's pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel, which poetically enough was built with some help from Egyptians, is one of the world's strangest landmarks and most conspicuous construction-project fails.

The world’s tallest unoccupied building has undergone some renovation work, suggesting it might be on the way to opening. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

The Ryugyong Hotel has become a symbol of North Korea's economic problems The 105-storey hotel which dominates the skyline of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, may open next year, 26 years ...

The world’s tallest unoccupied building has undergone some renovation work, suggesting it might be on the way to opening. Jump to content. US Edition Change. UK Edition Asia Edition Edición en ...