North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘Hotel Of Doom’ Is Still A Construction Failure?

Pyongyang's tallest architectural building Ryugyong Hotel continues to be one of the most controversial abandoned sites in the world. It must have been revived years ago but unluckily it didn't materialize once again, hence the name "Hotel of Doom." The biggest wonder now is when it will continue as a constructions failure.

Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished pyramid-shaped tall building in North Korea. It will supposedly have 105 floors fit for all mixed-use of development that will mainly be an accommodation center. When the economic crisis hit the country, the over-all constructed was halted and it's been on hiatus until 2008. It should have partially opened then but the curse of doom creep it again.

According to Inhabitat, North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" was taken over by Egyptian Company last 2008. It was supposed to open the place, hence, its addition of exterior glass on the architectural construction.

The sad fate of the Ryugyong is still unknown; it still has neither plumbing nor electricity inside the place. And, it will cost another $2 billion one again to fully restore the interior of the abandoned site. The company just left without further plans about the "Hotel of Doom."

In another report by Independent, it seemingly has the same thought regarding Ryugyong's fate which will continue as a construction failure until another company picks it up once again. This is due to possible President Kim Jong Un's disinterest with the revival of the project.

President Kim is said to presently putting his money on other much innovative constructions like of what is on Ryomyong Street. This clearly shows his lack of objectivity towards his late father's Ryungyong "Hotel of Doom."

The abandoned site continues to loom over the people of North Korea; many walk across it every day without realizing the big potential of the place. Finally, Ryugyong may still wait a long time before it can finally show everybody its outstanding architectural glory.