Photos from inside North Korean Ryugyong Hotel

Some interesting tidbits from wikipedia [1]:<p><i>Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 [...] resumed in 2008 [to be completed this year].</i><p><i>The unfinished building was not surpassed in height by any new hotel until the 2009 completion of the spire atop the Rose Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.</i><p>[1]: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel</a>

If you find this interesting, it will be worth your time to watch the series Vice did on their visit to North Korea. <a href="http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3" rel="nofollow">http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-n...</a>

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The travel site associated with this photo creeps me out...

This got me reading up on buildings with 100+ floors.<p>It's interesting to note how the US basically just gave up in the early '70s: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_buildings_with_100_floors_or_more" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_buildings_with_100_floo...</a><p>What happened in the early 1970s? It seems like that was the beginning of the decline of American power. Tall buildings construction seems symbolic of that.

Huh, Koryo Tours. I knew you could get to North Korea from China, but I didn't know there were dedicated tour companies!

Wow. So it's mostly unfinished inside?

Sorry, but I cannot see any photos of inside the Hotel. Have they been taken down?