Ryugyong Hotel
The Ryugyong Hot'el (also Yu- Kyung Hotel) is a 1987 under construction hotel project in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, which according to the original plan was to be the tallest hotel in the world and one of the highest skyscraper with a height of 330 meters. After his life as years of boondoggle, the building should be opened at least after multiple Bauunterbrechungen the summer of 2013 in parts. Ryugyong (City of Weiden) is a historic name for the city of Pyongyang. Because of its 105 floors, the Ryugyong Hot'el is also called the 105 Building.
History
The hotel, whose construction for North Korea spent about 750 million U.S. dollars, should consist of 3,000 rooms spread over 105 floors. Besides, this should include casinos, nightclubs and Japanese lounges and a revolving restaurant. Original opening was planned for the World Festival 1989, which, however, due to material and construction problems could not be complied with. When the construction was canceled in 1992 for the time being, until then, only the reinforced concrete structure was completed in its full height. Could only speculate about the real reasons for the stop or a possible resumption of the construction project until 2008, as the North Korean authorities totschwiegen visible from afar Bauruine. Even the official city plans and maps showed the location of the hotel is not enough.
In May 2008, reported a South Korean politicians that North Korea had allegedly agreed with the Egyptian conglomerate Orascom Group, the mobile subsidiary Orascom Telecom to operate the planned North Korean mobile network a further construction. Orascom confirmed that a " beautification " of the building has been agreed as part of a 400 - million -US - dollar business. In addition, Orascom ensured for 100 years, the exclusive rights to use the Ryugyong.
2008 gave North Korean authorities announced that the hotel 's 100th birthday of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il-sung ( 1912-1994 ), should be completed. Here is the Ryugyong hotel mixed-use experience with a rotating restaurant, hotel rooms, apartments and business premises. In early 2009, began with the installation of facade elements, also Orascom announced in 2010 the start of interior work to which should last at least two years.
End of 2012, the Kempinski hotel chain stated initially, to run their hotel with 150 rooms from July or August 2013, the top floors, but these plans laid in March 2013 on ice. Neither Kempinski nor by its Chinese partner, it has come to a conclusion, as the market entry into North Korea is currently not possible.
Architecture
The building is constructed as a pyramid, which rises up at an angle of 75 degrees. The layout corresponds to an isosceles Ypsilon. The facades are made of mirrored glass. On the facade of the three outer sides of the hotel elevators lead to the top. At the top of the building seven revolving restaurants are planned.
Structure of records
The Ryugyong Hot'el, whose official height first with 300 meters, was given later at 330 meters, was the highest at that time planned as a hotel building in the world and Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore would have exceeded (226 m) as the previous record holder by half. Meanwhile, the Ryugyong Hot'el was opened in 2010 by the Rose Tower in Dubai surpassed that retained this title until 2012. Currently, the Ryugyong Hot'el would be the fifth-highest hotel in the world (as of April 2013).
The continued tallest building in the entire Korean peninsula was with completion of the building shell is the seventh highest skyscraper in the world and the first building outside of New York and Chicago with more than 100 floors.
Pictures
2007
2009, after continuation of construction work
April 2010
August 2011