HBox
08-11-2005, 06:12 PM
<p> </p><p>The story of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, Norht Korea is disturbing, and
typical of the tyrranical regime in charge there. Here is a pic:</p><p><img width="244" height="300" border="0" src="http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/pyryugyo.jpg" /> </p><p>[color=navy][size=2]Contruction
was started in 1987, and "finished" in 1992. It cost a full 2% of the
North Korean GDP. It was to have 3,000 rooms. It was one of the ten
tallest buildings in the world when "finished." Why was it built? Like
many questions about this building, I've read many answers. One was a
possible Olympic bid in conjunction with South Korea, which obivously
never materialized. Another was that the regime built it in a sort of
"arms" race of tall buildings in Asian countries. I've also read it was
built completely for national pride. The building was placed on maps
before it was even started,<br />
</p><p>You may not be able to tell from the pic above, but it was never
really finished, just abandoned. It is only a concrete shell. There are
no windows, and no work was completed on the interior. Again, I've read
many reasons. I've read they simply couldn't afford to finish. I've
read that it would be impossible to finish because substandard concrete
was used. I've even read that chunks of the building to this day are
falling off it.</p><p>Today, you can't find this building on maps, and
tour guides will even deny its existence, despite the fact that its
skeleton lords over the city, visible from anywhere. It's symbolic of
the regime that terrorizes the country. Tell me this pic isn't creepy:</p><p><img width="640" height="510" border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/Pyongyang_skyline.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>Does anyone else find this as morbidly fascinating as I do?</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel" target="_blank">For
more comprehensive coverage, check out this Wikipedia entry, and
definitely check out the link to the blog entry at the bottom of the
page.</a><br />
</p>
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9434/sig3wm.jpg
typical of the tyrranical regime in charge there. Here is a pic:</p><p><img width="244" height="300" border="0" src="http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/pyryugyo.jpg" /> </p><p>[color=navy][size=2]Contruction
was started in 1987, and "finished" in 1992. It cost a full 2% of the
North Korean GDP. It was to have 3,000 rooms. It was one of the ten
tallest buildings in the world when "finished." Why was it built? Like
many questions about this building, I've read many answers. One was a
possible Olympic bid in conjunction with South Korea, which obivously
never materialized. Another was that the regime built it in a sort of
"arms" race of tall buildings in Asian countries. I've also read it was
built completely for national pride. The building was placed on maps
before it was even started,<br />
</p><p>You may not be able to tell from the pic above, but it was never
really finished, just abandoned. It is only a concrete shell. There are
no windows, and no work was completed on the interior. Again, I've read
many reasons. I've read they simply couldn't afford to finish. I've
read that it would be impossible to finish because substandard concrete
was used. I've even read that chunks of the building to this day are
falling off it.</p><p>Today, you can't find this building on maps, and
tour guides will even deny its existence, despite the fact that its
skeleton lords over the city, visible from anywhere. It's symbolic of
the regime that terrorizes the country. Tell me this pic isn't creepy:</p><p><img width="640" height="510" border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/Pyongyang_skyline.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>Does anyone else find this as morbidly fascinating as I do?</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel" target="_blank">For
more comprehensive coverage, check out this Wikipedia entry, and
definitely check out the link to the blog entry at the bottom of the
page.</a><br />
</p>
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9434/sig3wm.jpg