North Korea on Thursday quietly unveiled its pyramid-shaped landmark, dubbed the "Hotel of Doom," after decades of embarrassing setbacks to construct the 105-story hotel named the world's tallest ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea— 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 ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea — While North Korea’s second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile dominated headlines late last week, ... pyramid-shaped 105-story hotel, ...

North Korea’s $750M Pyramid Hotel Has Been Abandoned for 30 Years. Posted: March 14, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. North Korea’s $750 million Ryugyong Hotel was meant to be a symbol of ...

North Korea unveils 105-storey pyramid hotel — giant, futuristic and totally unoccupied. Questions remain about whether it is structurally sound enough to ever operate as a hotel or office building.

The 105-story pyramid shaped Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, has been plagued by decades of delays and rumours that it may not be structurally sound.

Pyongyang, North Korea (AP) -- While North Korea's second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile dominated headlines late last week, Pyongyang quietly unveiled renovations around the ...

The £1.6 billion 'tower of doom' hotel which has NEVER had a single guest is looking for new investment to open. North Korea's The Ryugyong Hotel has spent over 30 years under construction ...

Pyongyang's pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel, ... Simon Cockerell, general manager of Koryo Tours, which operates in North Korea, is one of the few foreigners to have seen the hotel from the inside.

The hotel's story began in 1986, when the Westin Stamford Hotel opened in Singapore and became the tallest hotel in the world. It was built by a South Korean company, and the Ryugyong Hotel was partly ...

North Korea, not normally known for brazen attempts to attract foreign investment, started building the 105-floor Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang back in 1987 – no, that is not a typo.