Ryugyong Hotel | |
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Height | 330m |
Floors | 105 |
Year | 2014 |
City | Pyongyang |
The Ryugyong Hotel (Korean: ????; sometimes called Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, is an unfinished 105-story, 330-metre-tall (1,080 ft) pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ('funds of willows') is also one of the historic names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors. The building was planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel. The building is currently listed by Guinness World Records as being the tallest unoccupied building in the world.Construction began in 1987 but was stopped in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of financial crisis after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Kennecott Smokestack | |
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Height | 370m |
Floors | 0 |
Year | 1974 |
City | Magna |
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC's Garfield Smelter Stack is a 1,215 Ft (370 m) high smokestack west of Magna, Utah, along with Interstate 80 near the Great Salt Lake.
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