Hotel of Doom
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The "Hotel of Doom" is the ominous nickname for North Korea’s unfinished, pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, long notorious as a symbol of stalled ambition and architectural failure.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ryugyong Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
architecture critics
ⓘ
foreign journalists ⓘ travel writers ⓘ |
| appliedToStructureType | hotel skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | pyramid-shaped skyscraper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North Korean propaganda image
ⓘ
delayed construction ⓘ economic difficulties in North Korea ⓘ |
| completionStatus | externally clad but largely unfinished inside ⓘ |
| connotation | ominous ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| heightApproximate | over 300 meters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pyongyang, North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Pyongyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | frequently featured in reports on Pyongyang’s skyline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being unfinished
ⓘ
symbolizing architectural failure ⓘ symbolizing stalled ambition ⓘ |
| originOfNickname | derived from its ominous appearance and long abandonment ⓘ |
| perception |
eyesore by many foreign observers
ⓘ
landmark of Pyongyang’s skyline ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ryugyong Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | pyramid ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
North Korea’s stalled development projects
ⓘ
overambitious construction plans ⓘ |
| usedAs | nickname in international media ⓘ |
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