Amazing Asian Structures: Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
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Ryugyong Hotel’s astonishing heights are matched by the controversies surrounding its construction. Construction originally began in 1987 in preparation for a festival, but was abandoned due to an economic crisis. Construction did recommence in 2008, with an Egyptian telecommunications company funding the glass façade’s completion.
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However, ensuing mismanagement and disputes led to yet another abandonment of the project. Couple that with poor construction materials and bare concrete surfaces, and the building was completely written-off by the European Chamber of Commerce during a 1990s inspection. Intentional or not, the building’s disrepair and derelict status is befitting of a failed totalitarian regime.
Source: The Huffington Post
Source: The Huffington Post
