19 Strange Facts About North Korea


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6. The tall empty building of DPRK

King il-Sung built a tall skyscraper to show the world that they had a landmark. He built a pyramid like a hotel called Ryugyong Hotel that was 1000 feet tall having 105 stories. The building was expensive to construct. Since they began it has taken them over 20 years to construct, but to this date it’s not yet complete.

It stays empty, as an icon of pride and empty dreams made of taxpayers’ money.

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