The Ryugyong Hotel was a product of the Cold War rivalry between US-supported South Korea and the Soviet-backed North. The year ... in 1992 and a crane was abandoned on top of the building.

This pyramid-shaped building in North Korea was once a contender ... became the world’s largest abandoned building instead. The notorious 105-story Ryugyong Hotel – frequently referred to ...

Here's the story behind the abandoned skyscraper that dominates the capital city's skyline. Construction on the Ryugyong Hotel began in Pyongyang in 1987, but halted due to economic troubles in North ...

There are unfinished buildings all over the world, but the most mysterious—by far—is the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Towering over the rest of the mid-rise city at ...

That pointy building in the center of the capital Pyongyang is the Ryugyong ... abandoned residence began in 1987 and has stopped and started several times over three decades due to North Korea ...

This hotel has gained an infamous reputation for being one of the world’s tallest abandoned buildings and it has an eerie feel. The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea holds the title of ...

But despite taking pride of place, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel has never opened its doors or hosted a single guest. Dubbed the "Hotel of Doom", the 105-storey building was set to be the jewel in ...

A LUXURY seaside hotel left abandoned years ago has gone ... supposed to house 741 individual apartments. And in North Korea, the enormous Ryugyong Hotel has dominated the Pyongyang skyline ...