3/10

if i was satan and wanted a building to show that i'm the leader well i'd give this a 10/10 would've been great to see this completed

3/10

Why do we rate this? will this ever be finished in the near future? :dunno:

construction restarted recently, or will restart soon :). just look in the Construction thread in the supertall section

^^

still... with no clading we have no idea how it will look. now is just a big concrete pile. :lol:

Wikipedia has this under construction, as of April 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel

1/10, for the height.

3/10

It's such a shame that the despotic rulers of North Korea wasted so much effort on this piece of crap when the people have so many needs.

If this were on Kling (you know..the home world of the Klingons) this would be a 10. But since it's on Earth, I'll give it a 3..it's worth that much for its hieght and for the efforts of the workers who built it.

1/10

Will this ever open???

3/10

ew

3/10

is not really of my kind of buildings.

5 / 10

With its facade on it would look pretty good but as it is right now.....:ohno: 5/10

10/10...thats if it get finished...the shape is amazing!!!

it's so bad that it's good :P

It's ugly, the only reason I remotely like it is because it's over 100 floors tall, and that's not much of a tempting reason to like it either.

so, so communist, 2/10

10/10

S U P E R

5/10

Matter of the taste, but for me it is terrible and terrible2:)

3/10

How it is meant to look after completion: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2862020257_d6b3c5ee86_o.jpg

flagship commy block :happy:

the money would be better spent in helping NK people who need it most instead of making/repair this hotel :bash:

^^And that dictator of theirs would really help 'his' people?

wow!!! fantastic!

Demolish it, with Kim Jong-Il tied to a chair in the lobby.

SO UGLY

This is so interestingly Ugly! The render looks impressive though. we'll see...

Even completed it is terrible, but not as bad as it is now. Completed: 4/10

flagship commy block :happy:

the money would be better spent in helping NK people who need it most instead of making/repair this hotel :bash:

that is the case and crises of capitalism as well, albeit to a lesser degree. money never helps who need it most. if so -it would result in an instantanious utopia.

Tall, but too wide for it's height. Looks to fat and the large expanse of glass would just make it look bland. Surely it is more known now for being a ruin than it would've been if complete ? :P

5.5/10.

PS, I want to see it left there as an experiment to see how long it will last and how nature will over-run it.

Demolish it, with Kim Jong-Il tied to a chair in the lobby.

x2 -- except that i'd prefer to put him somewhere on the 54th floor, running freely (but too high to jump safely) and given a sporting chance before being crushed.

this building is 2/10 at best. would have been 1/10, except that they did actually make it to the top. otherwise, unfinished and horrible.
it is to architecture what Stalinism is to the human spirit.

FAIL

well it looks a bit better complete. 5/10

4/10

Somehow I prefer it to have a cladded stone (granite or something) look than it in full glass.

ok please people, my shit looks better than this, seriously come on, rating it a 10, i mean come on, buildings like the chrysler building get 3's but people give this a 10, seriously, it is a wildlife refuge practically

Suprisingly, this is currently 23rd in the list. I gave it a 7/10.

5,5/10. Ugly building.

They should just build four giant billboards like that pictured and save themselves the effort and money in trying to polish this turd. :lol:

09/10

got today from the Koryo Tours:

Ryugyong Hotel construction continues apace – Well known to lovers of unusual architecture as well as DPRK watchers in general the 105 floor pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel in central Pyongyang is one of the most recognizable buildings in the North Korean capital. As mentioned in a previous newsletter, work resumed in May 2008 after a 16 year hiatus as a contract was signed with Egyptian company Orascom to make the building functional, if anyone knows how to build a pyramid it’s the Egyptians and although it looked at one stage as if total construction time would rival those at Giza, the Ryugyong has recently been undergoing a growth spurt with glass cladding spreading across two sides of the structure, and even the rare sight of electric lights inside being seen in the evenings as work goes on. Planned opening date for the hotel is April 15th 2012; the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung, massive events will obviously be taking place at this time so book a tour now! Of course Koryo tours will have a full range of trips on offer at that time.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3512/ryugyongly3.gif (http://imageshack.us)

it will look like this when finished
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/diagram/asia/north_korea/ryugyong/Ryugyong_Hotel.gif

too wide.. it will be better if slimmer:)

5/10
I don't like it anymore!

If the building wouldn't have had so many floors for such a short height; if the building wouldn't have had such an old fashion window style; if the building would have been taller, with less floors, and covered with glass, would probably had become in one of my favourites. The only good thing about this building is it innovative shape. Nice try. 5.5/10.

^^
If this building would be in Dubai, and have 900m, everyone would love-it... :rock:

It reminds me structures in Klingon City :lol: ....
6/10

The building is too old

7,5/10

an 8.

ewww, 5/10

wait it'll be covered in glass??? then 7.5/10

why is this thread here?? i thought it was finshed with the concrete facade.

4/10:(

0/10

wait it'll be covered in glass??? then 7.5/10

why is this thread here?? i thought it was finshed with the concrete facade.

Construction was halted in 1990s

6/10

Ugly5/10

wait it'll be covered in glass??? then 7.5/10

why is this thread here?? i thought it was finshed with the concrete facade.

i'll make a new thread for it as soon as the facade finished

isn't that the ugliest building in the world? lol
5/10

hi,please is new foto?

recently added to flickr

http://i44.tinypic.com/28i2gqd.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/dvh4id.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/vpf9dx.jpg

Looks great

I feel it's actually best to leave it looking like a Brutalist building (complete), than to clad it in glass.

Fill the windows in with glass, paint the concrete or clad it in tiles / stucco.

^^ same here :)

Thanks

5/10
It makes me sick :runaway:

At least without the glass...

Humongous, and a embarrassment to the city of Pyongyang. I would give this tower a -1oo if I was able to.

:puke:

They're cladding it blue so it will blend in with the sky. The North Korean dictatorship doesn't want to remind the mass amount of tourists that come into the country about their incompetence.

:D

10/10

4/10

8/10

7/10- cool design

I like the design when it will be finish.

But on the inside they do nothing or? Just put glass on it that it looks nice, or?

I can't very well rate something that isn't finished, can I?

you can vote again when the tower is finished, i'll create a new thread/poll then :)

I voted 9, not just because it starts looking good with the cladding on, but also because of it's sharp contrast with the rest of the supertall pack

Quite hard to rate this one. A brilliant idea on paper, but it cannot stand north korean reality. Too bad it will never be completed... but who would operate such a monstruous hotel ?
7/10

8/10. It isn't the nicest tower around, but it definitely looks impressive to me.

9/10

10/10

hidden nuclear missile silo?!

8/10

5.5/10

How it is meant to look after completion: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2862020257_d6b3c5ee86_o.jpg
I gave it a 10 even though I'm not completely happy about it. On one hand it's an excellent modern skyscraper (when finished). On another it lacks unique Asian elements, like the ones found in Taipei 101, the Petronas Towers and the Jin Mao Tower. With the exception of the top floors that together look similar to the spire of Buddhist pagodas and stupas.

5/10. pretty ugly, but scary (in a positive way).

10. Excellent building. Regards.

I lov d shape .. like pyramid in modern version.
d rendering looks pretty good. 1 of d best skyscrape in east asia .. but is still u/c isn't it ??
8.5/10

I have no words...

8.5/10

4/10

Talk about unfinished business-literally. I think that this ego trip is just plain ugly.

even if it would be finished i would give 0/10

7/10

Decadent and repulsive in every respect. 0

6/10

just 4/10......

5.5/10

10/10 for the insanity.

9/10

Are there tourists in North Korea?
7/10

Sorry, delete please

8/10.........

10/10

let me join the insanity 10/10

8.5

4.5/10

Apotheosis of authoritarianism. Insane. Horrible. Monstrosity.

10/10

the only word to sum up is french .....
abject

0/10

8/10 so ugly its cool

Huge!
8/10

voted 5/10

9/10 impressive

8/10 for insanity and Kim Jong Il!! hahah+

Funny, but I liked it more when it had no glass. 6/10

6/10 creepy, and it has a bad shape

7/10

-1/10

6/10

:yes:

10/10
It is going to look great when finished.
+ I like blue color.

8.5/10 :cheers:

right now i give it 5-6, but i cant give it a mark before it's finished.

Ugliest supertall I've seen in my life. 1 mark for effort and another for pity.

2/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg/415px-Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg)

7 /10

Actually pretty ugly, but very unique. Also, it's like the Duke Nukem Forever of skyscrapers. I can't wait to see it finished. 6/10

6.5/10

5/10

9.5/10

6/10

0/10

Sooooo ugly....0/10

hmmm,,,,, i think it will be better if they cover it with glass.

10/10:cheers:

6/10

8/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg/415px-Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg)


It will look so great when finished. 13/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg/415px-Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ryugyong_Hotel_-_29_april_2010.jpg)

it's probably just me, but at this angle it kinda reminds me of the transamerica pyramid in san francisco. it looks a little thinner in this pic.

Futuristic and majestic... 10/10

7/10

10/10

Great hotel

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5057765037_8ce477c6b5_b.jpg

:cheers:

that's actually cool
http://xasimple1.**********/Kijiji/index.php

It looks amazing, it is the best supertall.

I give it a 8 out of 10, too bad it's not complete...I don't know why there's so much hate for this tower, as a skyscraper, it deserves some good recognition...I think the building shows power and it's kind of intimidating too, which is exactly the underlying message that the investor (NK government) wanted. I like the pyramid shape, and the cladding is good looking too. :cheers:

6/10

Is there any owner of the photos? I need some info on copyrights.

unusual design :D , but it would be nicer when the building going to finish.

'Jetsons'-esque...more a great statue then a practical building nonetheless is a very imposing and respectable tower. 8/10

Looks very impressive, when cladded...

8/10

7.5/10

not sure what to give it. i hate that they recladded it in lame ass glass, but at the same time it looks kind of futuristic....

Latest photo of it February 2011
It looks like it is almost finished, so all the doom mongers please take a break for a change, will you?
If this building would just be unveiled in the US, everybody would be like, wow!!! how great, how spectacular! But the mere detail that is a N. Korean building changes the people's perception of it and they feel compelled for a reason to besmirch it and throw mud at it.
Which is not fair! I personally find it infinitely less tacky than the overwhelming US skyscrapers, especially those of Las Vegas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ryugyeong_Hotel_on_February_2011.jpg

5.5/10

Looks very futuristic! As in a space city! 10/10 :)

I love this building. Only North Korea could think of something this eerie!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ryugyeong_Hotel_on_February_2011.jpg

Once fully complete, all Pyongyang and North Korea needs to do is have any future skyscraper development to be in the same futuristic vein. Then you will have a more futuristic looking skyline that blends in as opposed to 1 futuristic building in a commieblock style setting.

5/10

Ludicrous, but in a fun way.

8/10

10/10 without any doubt, this beautiful, futuristic looking skyscraper is one of the most iconic underrated constructions ever built.
I'm not a communist, nor I support NK's dictatorship, BUT that doesn't mean I cant appreciate beauty when I see it :cheers:

10/10.....superb!

Can someone update the first post, it doesn't do any justice to this very cool building. Agreed, no one likes the country, but this is one insane tower/building.

10/10

7,5/10

I love this building. Only North Korea could think of something this eerie!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ryugyeong_Hotel_on_February_2011.jpg

:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

10/10

What a design?!!!So ugly but may be great for NKoreans!

4/10

10/10

9/10 for the sheer sinistrosity of it all.

ugly, 5/10

7.5/10 I like the design it's different regardless of where it is.

This is what people saying 9 years ago :DSad to say that'll never get completed. :(

There are too many floors in this building for it's height, about 2.9m high for each floor.

It's way too wide and does not fit in with any other aurrounding buildings.

4/10

5/10

8/10, futuristic design hahaha

6/10.....

Ugly!:uh:

It ain't ugly -_- 10/10

3/10. Sorry but to me it looks like a prison, too intimidating

Looks pretty cool, but a bit too much glass for me. 7/10

I want to see the other side of the building! =P

When I look on this, it reminds me khmmm,,, something from video games. But I can't get what exatly it is.


I found some new photos by searching: "Ryugyong wallpaper"

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5634600161_6323e37475.jpghttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5634603933_6cbe0d58b5.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5635136792_8d4640f3a5.jpg
Looks fantastic for me! 10/10

The source: images.mitrasites.com (doesn't work for me)

6/10

6/10

10/10

7/10

8/10

I love this building so much, it looked really absolutely scary when unfinished. It must have been really something to watch this crazy building every day for such long time in the city full of fear and sorrow.. and such crazy structure above it. When finished it will look much less scary, but it looks still absolutely cool, like buildings from Blade Runner or even spaceship.

8.5/10 this is mega!!

8/10

Really ugly...:puke:
...but maybe things have changed..
...Would someone post new pictures?

0/10

7.5/10

6/10

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2011/10/ryugyong.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6166065048_76fb90b802_z.jpg

http://www.urbika.com/imgs/projects/large/1171_ryugyong-hotel.jpg

^^ Better than before :)
Now I'd give it a 7/10

I give it a seven because it has potential. You never know, maybe in a few years they will finish it and it could look like in the picture that is inside the picture at the beggining of the thread. If they covered it with glass, it would be one of the best buildings in the world.

I posted this in June of 2003 on this thread :lol:

Rate: 7.5 from MEDAN, INDONESIA

9,5 from me, the design is great :)

7/10

I think it´s will be good hotel, if i will have money, i will take the visa :P and go in Pyongyang:P

8/10

7/10

...

Although most people here voted for this project 3 or less, now, when the project is finished, most people like it, and are voting from 7 to 10. I hope we´ll have much more pictures next year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThC1EBqZWvs&feature=plcp&context=C32b1fd8UDOEgsToPDskIZpdc9xvahF-cFkiFPYpu1

^^ Yeah, let's hope the best! :cheers:

:ohno: it's just sitting there doing nothing??? :?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66760655@N05/6538079675/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6534433839_38e200f158_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikegadd/6534433839/)
Ryugyong Hotel from Monument to the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War, Pyongyang, North Korea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikegadd/6534433839/) por Mike Gadd (http://www.flickr.com/people/mikegadd/), en Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/changesinlongitude/6367952191/

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6034/6316301513_2e1b6ebda2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/6316301513/)
Ryugyong Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/6316301513/) por dutchct (http://www.flickr.com/people/dutchct/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6044/6310182782_3154b29765_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje/6310182782/)
View of Pyongyang - Ryugyong hotel in construction - North Korea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rietje/6310182782/) por Rita Willaert (http://www.flickr.com/people/rietje/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6171/6171720179_1134518fd4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6171720179/)
Ryugyong Hotel Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6171720179/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6179/6172246300_4b57508424_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172246300/)
Ryugyong Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172246300/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6170/6172251012_a83ddf139f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172251012/)
Ryugyong Hotel Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172251012/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6170/6171721825_214f562f3b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6171721825/)
Ryugyong Hotel Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6171721825/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6166065048_76fb90b802_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6166065048/)
The Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea in HDR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6166065048/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6161/6164227090_8690c89987_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6164227090/)
Monument to Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Pyongyang North Korea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6164227090/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5240/5821761213_fcb453aed3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roman-harak/5821761213/)
North Korea - Top of Ryugyong Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roman-harak/5821761213/) por Roman Harak (http://www.flickr.com/people/roman-harak/), en Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5095/5538571468_853a538290_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46579888@N02/5538571468/)
Ryugyong Hotel - Pyongyang North Korea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46579888@N02/5538571468/) por markpanama (http://www.flickr.com/people/46579888@N02/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6173/6172252132_a2cdaf61c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172252132/)
Ryugyong Hotel Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/6172252132/) por Ray Cunningham (http://www.flickr.com/people/zaruka/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6070/6139556943_78881d0706_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dantoujours/6139556943/)
Ryugyong Hotel - Pyongyang, DPRK (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dantoujours/6139556943/) por dantoujours (http://www.flickr.com/people/dantoujours/), en Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/5683184330_87f13a4b76_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/5683184330/)
Taedong river washing time - Pyongyang North Korea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/5683184330/) por Eric Lafforgue (http://www.flickr.com/people/mytripsmypics/), en Flickr

Can some mod. change my vote to 10?

I don't fancy the design, but the cladding is beautiful

I voted 1/10 just because of the cladding which is not bad :D

Plain ugly. 5/10

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6034/6316301513_2e1b6ebda2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/6316301513/)
Ryugyong Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/6316301513/) por dutchct (http://www.flickr.com/people/dutchct/), en Flickr

I think this is still the best photo :)

ThC1EBqZWvs

4.5/10. Good idea, too bad it failed.

By far the ugliest building in the world 0/10 :puke:

By far the ugliest building in the world 0/10 :puke:

Wow, it seems that we have the same taste...:cheers:

Here's a view from a few months ago of the unfinished Ryugyong Hotel from our hotel in Pyongyang. The government tour guides tried to ignore it and deflect any questions about. They blame the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union as the reason it was not completed.

Apparently it has not one but five revolving restaurants at the top. They love spinning restaurants in North Korea.

We visited North Korea after selling all our stuff and deciding to travel around the world for a year. You can see more at: http://www.changesinlongitude.com/

Cheers!

Larissa and Mike

http://www.changesinlongitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Pyongyang-with-other-hotel-more-800x656.jpg

9/10 near perfect

Better than before.

4/10

3.5

9/10

nice shape and look (now its nearly finished) and a very interesting history

7/10 unique

5/10

i hate north korea so much..but this tower isn't bad at all..8.99764834842575

less than 3. This building looks depressing.

I think it is beautiful, and I like how it contrasts with the surroundings. If it were somewhere else surrounded by taller buildings it would probably be invisible.
9/10

Unlike any other building in the world: stunning, AND with an interesting history. 10/10 and my favourite skyscraper of all :)

some people here are just "voting" on the country instead of this building..
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This building is stunning! I love the retro-futuristic look, 10!

^^ That just shows how accurate these polls are!!!!

NK isn't the only country which gets this treatment

can't deny it but this tower is original, unlike many built in China atm