Ryugyong Hotel - The Waiting Room(s) [HQ]

HOTEL BACKGROUND: The Ryugyong Hotel resides in N. Korea. Work began in 1987 and was abandoned in 1992. [ UPDATE: Construction resumed April, 2008! They are adding the glass facade. See new photos here: www.flickr.com ] At 105 stories, with 7 revolving restaurants, it would have been the tallest hotel in the world. However, word has it that is suffers from crumbling concrete, problems with the elevator shaft, and funds to complete it. Questions remain about how such a poor communist country with widespread famine and not enough electricity could even support such a hotel. Mostly, who would go there? It was such a bizarre discovery for me to suddenly learn of it's existence and abandonment that I felt compelled to make this compendium of available photos, along with that video from "untochables". SOCIAL COMMENT: Despite this fascinating and bizarre story, everyone knows that N. Korea is the "problem child" of the world and quite dangerous. Their people are starving, yet they pump most funding into nuclear proliferation and structures such as this. Recently, they literally threatened to blow the US off the map. So, just to be clear, I was only prompted to make this music video as a means of expressing how weird this hotel fiasco made me feel. As for my thoughts on the country itself, I am as concerned about their belligerent behavior as anyone. ABOUT THIS VIDEO: I made the news intro using LiveType and Final Cut Express (looks like a "real" news broadcast! :o) ABOUT MY ...



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