Ryugyong Hottle

The Ryugyong Hottle (Korean: 류경호텔) or Ryu-Gyong Hottle ) is a 105-storey pyramid-shaped skyscraper unner construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("caipital o willows") is ane o the historical names for Pyongyang an aw. The biggin is kent as the 105 Biggin an aw, a reference tae its nummer o floors. Construction began in 1987 but wis halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period o economic crisis efter the faw o the Soviet Union. Efter 1992 the biggin stuid topped oot, but wioot ony windaes or interior fittins. In 2008 construction resumed. In 2012, the exterior wis reportit tae be complete. The openin o the hottle wis scheduled several times but postponed. References