Rising ominously over Pyongyang’s skyline, the Ryugyong Hotel is both a record-holder and a haunting symbol of

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Rising ominously over Pyongyang’s skyline, the Ryugyong Hotel is both a record-holder and a haunting symbol of unfulfilled ambition. Nicknamed the “Hotel of Doom,” this 330-meter, 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper began construction in 1987 with dreams of turning North Korea into a luxury destination. But after economic crises and lack of funding, work halted for over a decade.

Although the glass façade was completed in 2011 and LED displays were later added to the exterior, the building has never officially opened. Despite multiple announcements over the years, no guests have ever checked in—leaving it as the world’s tallest unoccupied structure and a ghost hotel towering over one of the world’s most secretive nations.

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