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The Ryugyong Hotel: ‘The Worst Building in the History of Mankind’?
Eva Hagberg writes:
A german duo has built a 3D model of the Ryugyong, and some video of the hotel apparently smuggled out of North Korea has popped up on YouTube:
Esquire has a pretty good argument. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of a strong challenger for world’s worst building. Anyone else?
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COMMENTSAnd yet, now that you’ve mentioned it—I really would like to see this building or even stay in it! Whether it’s the “world’s worst building”.. I don’t know. Although it has at least one less contender since Moscow’s Hotel Rossiya was demolished. By Peter Daams on 2.5.08 at 03:19 PM
Nice information… But when you tell it at this site...you will make this hotels more popular. :) Great Info By Moch Masrur on 2.5.08 at 07:22 PM
Nice information…
By garip on 2.13.08 at 10:18 AM
Anything that is part of the glorious spirit of Juche is fine by me… The Great Leader Kim Il Sung and his illustrious son The Great Leader Kim Jong Il, have made this architectural wonder a showpiece of collective socialist thought and action. The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea has gone beyond what all capitalistic societies have failed to do. Long live the D.P.R.K.! The Socialist Paradise will live forever. And now a word from our sponsors… By Jack the Mack on 3.10.08 at 07:00 AM
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Longtime World Hum readers will be familiar with the Ryugyong Hotel, a sad icon of North Korea. “It’s a hotel that stands 105 floors, has 3,700 rooms and is crowned with five revolving restaurants,” 
