Topic: Ryugyong Hotel

North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" gets a face lift

Reuters Life! Online Report - 896 days ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - A towering North Korean hotel which Esquire magazine once dubbed " the worst building in the history of mankind" has come back to life with a facade of shiny glass windows affixed to one side of the concrete monolith.But few ...

12 Architectural Quotes for the 12 Days of Christmas

Encyclopedia Britannica - 1151 days ago
In the spirit of the 12 days of Christmas, here's 12 architectural-related quotes from assorted sources, along with two Christmas tree-like hotel designs (to the right, the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea; and below, the Hotel Sofitel in Tokyo, Japan ...