The Ryugyong Hotel: Still Worth Its Weight in Infant Formula
Presenting the worst building in the world, now with glass. It looks … different. Curtis Melvin writes that it’s now officially less ignored and more a source of pride in Pyongyang, but I still think it brings to mind Churchill’s famous reply to Bessie Braddock. And then there are the persistent rumors that it’s structurally unsound. So how much of the cavity space in this gargantuan concrete tusk will ever be occupied? It’s not as if they’re feeding the North Koreans or welcoming the foreigners who might fill it.
Related: via Reuters, bad reviews for Kim Jong Il’s stimulus package.
Could be billed as a healthy vacation option; you’ll get a workout using the stairs.
Think of all the poor birds that will die when they strike that massive sheet of glass.
There is already so much redundant hotel space in Pyongyang that it would be a real shame if they were to convert the whole facility into yet another hotel. “Manse” for vertical integration.
I am still a fan of this proposal: http://tinyurl.com/o8267l