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.
Michelangelo Tower | |
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Height | 140m |
Floors | 0 |
Year | 0 |
City | Sandton |
The Michelangelo Towers is a hotel building in Sandton, South Africa.
It is a prominent structure in the Sandton skyline and is among South Africa's elite resorts, having accommodated guests such as former United States President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. Source: WikipediaThe Arraya Tower is a skyscraper completed in 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
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