#024 l Ryugyong Hotel l PYONGYANG l 330m l 105fl - Page 2

SteelCity32 · October 24th, 2002, 12:35 AM

Well, It wouldn't be ugly if they ever finished it. They should move it elsewhere. NK is not the place for it. 8/10

October 24th, 2002, 02:11 AM

what an ugly piece of shit

October 27th, 2002, 12:00 AM

I give it a 5/10. If it was completed, I would have given it a 10/10. I aslo have a question, if it's never going to get completed, what is it doing just sitting there?

November 10th, 2002, 04:47 AM

they might as well demolish this one and put something better in its place.

4.5/10

SUNNI · November 10th, 2002, 05:42 AM

their too poor the demolish it. they are also too poor to complete it

Liz L · November 15th, 2002, 01:58 PM

2/10 - What an ugly hulk!! It might have been nice with glass curtain walls, but as it is...

SO let me get this straight, fellow posters - the Koreans don't have enough money to finish this thing OR demolish it?
In that case, is it being used at all? And does it even qualify to be on a list of the world's tallest buildings?

OK, if the Koreans are just going to let this thing rot away, I will NEVER, EVER complain again about the old barns I sometimes see that are being left to fall down on their own....

Bobdreamz · November 20th, 2002, 06:53 AM

the shape is ugly to begin with and now it's abandoned..this looks like something that would have been built in Las Vegas...but it would probably look better there!...lol...less than 3/10..

Sonie · November 24th, 2002, 11:09 PM

Why is the ruins on the list ? incomplete closed empty debris !

CG5 · November 25th, 2002, 01:37 AM

I give it an 8.5/10, but let me explain - I do not look at this as a building, per se. Instead, I view this structure as a giant sculpture...the largest work of art ever created by man. It's a massive monument to all of the Asian buildings which never even made it to the construction stage because of the overbuilding of the late 1990's. It's the most visible victim of the skyscraper craze, where almost everything was designed to be too big, too tall, too loud, and too much. It's too cool.

From a sculptural standpoint, it's a masterpiece.

From an architectural one, it's not too hot. If it had been completed, I'd probably have given it a 6. The sheer massive-ness of this structure is jaw-dropping, but the design is a little lackluster.

Okay, I'm done now.

Jeff from Winnipeg · December 17th, 2002, 04:56 AM

It is quite ugly and all (oh what could have been!), but i gave it a 5/10 cuz big abandoned buildings seem to intrique me. I don't know what it is; the feeling of what could have been or the mysteriousness surrounding its downfall. Or maye it's that i'd wanna go explore it someday...

SydneyDude · December 17th, 2002, 05:10 AM

it would have been amazing if they had completed it. but just looking at it, makes me very sad indeed. Its a sad state of affairs.

***SeeMacau*** · December 18th, 2002, 12:58 AM

4 / 10
I don't like the building
Very bad design

arnold · December 18th, 2002, 06:34 PM

i can't believe that i've never seen this monster before... its almost unbelievable. morbidly fascinating... 3/10.

mookiecece · December 20th, 2002, 04:53 AM

do they show this building in that new james bond flick?

Wu-Gambino · December 23rd, 2002, 02:56 AM

1/10

A ugly,slummy, run-down, decaying, communist dump!

Sonie · December 25th, 2002, 08:55 PM

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I fully agree.
And we should eliminate this from the list.

January 2nd, 2003, 02:08 AM

Quote:

needs to be all glass or something other than the repetitive hotel/condo look

I agree. 4/10

Cliff · January 2nd, 2003, 11:48 AM

From the pictures, I can concude that it is actually a 3-wingged building.

A very beautiful and majestictic building in it's own way, makes the skyline. A bold attempt and since the hardest part has been done, would say that it is considered as complete.

Not ugly, just not beautiful, out of pity and honesty, I'll give it a 10.

January 2nd, 2003, 10:12 PM

you can't rate a building 10 out of pity...especially not this one...

rj2uman · January 2nd, 2003, 10:27 PM

I bet it looks really imposing at night in it's stolid bleakness. 5/10

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October 24th, 2002, 12:35 AM	#21
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	Well, It wouldn't be ugly if they ever finished it. They should move it elsewhere. NK is not the place for it. 8/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

November 10th, 2002, 05:42 AM	#25
SUNNI architect by day Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,059 Likes (Received): 0	their too poor the demolish it. they are also too poor to complete it __________________ kr.au

November 15th, 2002, 01:58 PM	#26
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	2/10 - What an ugly hulk!! It might have been nice with glass curtain walls, but as it is... SO let me get this straight, fellow posters - the Koreans don't have enough money to finish this thing OR demolish it? In that case, is it being used at all? And does it even qualify to be on a list of the world's tallest buildings? OK, if the Koreans are just going to let this thing rot away, I will NEVER, EVER complain again about the old barns I sometimes see that are being left to fall down on their own.... __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

November 20th, 2002, 06:53 AM	#27
Bobdreamz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami/Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,846 Likes (Received): 3	the shape is ugly to begin with and now it's abandoned..this looks like something that would have been built in Las Vegas...but it would probably look better there!...lol...less than 3/10.. __________________ Metro Miami...1000+ highrises completed & under construction.

October 24th, 2002, 02:11 AM	#22
falco Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	what an ugly piece of shit

October 27th, 2002, 12:00 AM	#23
bayareakid Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	I give it a 5/10. If it was completed, I would have given it a 10/10. I aslo have a question, if it's never going to get completed, what is it doing just sitting there?

November 10th, 2002, 04:47 AM	#24
Steven Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	they might as well demolish this one and put something better in its place. 4.5/10

November 24th, 2002, 11:09 PM	#28
Sonie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 62 Likes (Received): 0	Why is the ruins on the list ? incomplete closed empty debris ! __________________ the chaotic cosmos...TOKYO

November 25th, 2002, 01:37 AM	#29
CG5 prickly Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Uptown, Chicago Posts: 571 Likes (Received): 0	I give it an 8.5/10, but let me explain - I do not look at this as a building, per se. Instead, I view this structure as a giant sculpture...the largest work of art ever created by man. It's a massive monument to all of the Asian buildings which never even made it to the construction stage because of the overbuilding of the late 1990's. It's the most visible victim of the skyscraper craze, where almost everything was designed to be too big, too tall, too loud, and too much. It's too cool. From a sculptural standpoint, it's a masterpiece. From an architectural one, it's not too hot. If it had been completed, I'd probably have given it a 6. The sheer massive-ness of this structure is jaw-dropping, but the design is a little lackluster. Okay, I'm done now. __________________ Where

December 17th, 2002, 04:56 AM	#30
Jeff from Winnipeg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 108 Likes (Received): 0	It is quite ugly and all (oh what could have been!), but i gave it a 5/10 cuz big abandoned buildings seem to intrique me. I don't know what it is; the feeling of what could have been or the mysteriousness surrounding its downfall. Or maye it's that i'd wanna go explore it someday...

December 17th, 2002, 05:10 AM	#31
SydneyDude me! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney, New South Wales Posts: 632 Likes (Received): 0	it would have been amazing if they had completed it. but just looking at it, makes me very sad indeed. Its a sad state of affairs. __________________ SYDNEEYYYYY... I REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE SYDNEEEYYYY.... I REALLY REALLY LOVE SYDNEY... I LOVE IT SO MUCH IT HURTS......

December 18th, 2002, 12:58 AM	#32
*SeeMacau* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,923 Likes (Received): 46	4 / 10 I don't like the building Very bad design

December 18th, 2002, 06:34 PM	#33
arnold Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: toronto/san diego Posts: 17 Likes (Received): 0	i can't believe that i've never seen this monster before... its almost unbelievable. morbidly fascinating... 3/10.

December 20th, 2002, 04:53 AM	#34
mookiecece Seoul-jah Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Yongin/Columbus Posts: 470 Likes (Received): 0	do they show this building in that new james bond flick?

December 23rd, 2002, 02:56 AM	#35
Wu-Gambino Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,679 Likes (Received): 2	1/10 A ugly,slummy, run-down, decaying, communist dump! Last edited by Wu-Gambino; December 19th, 2003 at 05:51 PM.

December 25th, 2002, 08:55 PM	#36
Sonie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 62 Likes (Received): 0	<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=98% class="quoteBox"> <td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by Napptown G </i></b> </smallfont> </td> <tr><td align=left valign=top>Ugly, old, slummy, run-down, decaying, communist dump! 0 </td></tr> </table> I fully agree. And we should eliminate this from the list. __________________ the chaotic cosmos...TOKYO

January 2nd, 2003, 11:48 AM	#38
Cliff Tan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 1	From the pictures, I can concude that it is actually a 3-wingged building. A very beautiful and majestictic building in it's own way, makes the skyline. A bold attempt and since the hardest part has been done, would say that it is considered as complete. Not ugly, just not beautiful, out of pity and honesty, I'll give it a 10. __________________ www.clifftan.com cliffsuss.blogspot.com

January 2nd, 2003, 10:12 PM	#39
Sunflower Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	you can't rate a building 10 out of pity...especially not this one...

January 2nd, 2003, 10:27 PM	#40
rj2uman PRES Huaiwei Fanclub Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 0	I bet it looks really imposing at night in it's stolid bleakness. 5/10 __________________ HMMM Interesting....

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