In 1987, workers began constructing what would be the tallest hotel in the world in Pyongyang, North Korea. The frame was finished two years later - a little behind schedule, the structure was ...

Recent satellite images suggest that construction has restarted on North Korea’s ominous "Hotel of Doom." The new images of the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang depict construction trucks ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea — While North Korea’s second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile dominated headlines late last week, Pyongyang quietly unveiled renovations around the capital’s ...

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 lodging labeled the world's ...

Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world. Construction on the "Hotel of Doom" began in 1987 and has stopped and started several times. One side ...

AFTER waiting and endless speculation, North Korean authorities have finally opened the doors to the famed Ryugyong hotel. The hotel, which has been under construction for almost four decades, plans ...

A gigantic £1.6billion hotel looms over the inhabitants of one infamous city - and is now used as a massive television screen for propaganda instead. Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea was ...

Recent satellite images suggest that construction has restarted on North Korea’s ominous “Hotel of Doom.” The new images of the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang depict construction trucks ...

Next year’s most interesting hotel opening is not a six-star palatial Dubai building, or an over-the-top Las Vegas accommodation that would make Versailles look understated. It’s Pyongyang's Ryugyong ...

With more than 3,000 rooms, North Korea's enormous pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel was designed to be a confident declaration of the isolationist communist state's status in the world. More than three ...

This pyramid-shaped building in North Korea was once a contender for the tallest hotel in the world – but construction was interrupted in 1989 and it became the world’s largest abandoned building ...

A flurry of activity at North Korea’s “Hotel of Doom” sparked speculation that the notorious building may soon be nearing completion 30 years after its construction began. Construction on the Ryugyong ...