One Of The World's Largest Hotels Is About To Open In North Korea

Business Insider ^ | July 25, 2011 | Julie Zeveloff

[Pinkbell]

See the link for pictures.

After sitting there for 15 years and a good part of it having been built by the commies, you wonder how safe it is. This thing will never be close to full, but for the commies, it's a front, something they'll show off and brag about.

[hoagy62]

The story says it has 5 (count ‘em...five) revolving restaurants. Given the food shortages rampant in North Korea, what are they gonna serve...grass soup?

[PetroniusMaximus]

Expect it to pancake in the near future.

[AnalogReigns]

Reminds me of the communist East German-built TV tower in Berlin. They were extremely anti-Christian, and closed many Churches, and took crosses off the top of steeples. The atheistic government made it a great point of pride as to their engineering of the TV tower (which was really done by Swedish engineers)--but when the sun shines on it the reflection is clearly a cross.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Anybody want to go on vacation to North Korea????

I think I’ll pass on the chance to visit North Korea.

Stupid question — How does North Korea justify this excess in this monument to capitalism, if they are good communists? How do they justify wanting to build up a tourist economy, generating international income, when they are a worker’s paradise??

Is Kim Il Sung turning in his grave at this monument to capitalist indulgence? Not too many North Koreans will be able to afford to stay there.

[bruinbirdman]

"After sitting there for 15 years "

This is what it looked like for most of the 15 years:

That's more concrete than steel.

yitbos

[flaglady47]

“The story says it has 5 (count ‘em...five) revolving restaurants. Given the food shortages rampant in North Korea, what are they gonna serve...grass soup?”

S. Koreans who have starved to death. Watch what you eat.

[Seaplaner]

what are they gonna serve...grass soup?

Either that, or...

...Kimchi Helper.

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[bruinbirdman]

"The tower's sleek and shiny facade was finally completed this year."

Shiny facade is probably where it will end.

Commies are good at facades, think Potemkin.

yitbos

[LukeL]

Well then a fire or plane crash cannot bring it down, just ask Rosie.

[Lazamataz]

North Korea, my dream vacation.

Rotsa Ruck.

[Cementjungle]

I wonder if they remembered to run electricity to the place.

[FromTheSidelines]

Now I won't be so ronery...

On a related note I watched the Vice Guide show on North Korea, where they took a trip through NK - it was quite amazing to see how it all "functioned". It's on Netflix, and highly recommended!

[americanophile]

I hate that thing almost as much as that glass dome they stuck on top of the Reichstag.

[Pinkbell]

I saw it on Youtube, and it was fascinating.

[boop]

I always thought that hotel was spooky. It reminds me of Cabrini Green.

[bruinbirdman]

The commie pyramid is only a shell. Empty.

yitbos

[ADemocratNoMore]

> I watched the Vice Guide show on North Korea...

I watched it after learning about it on a thread here on FreeRepublic some time ago, and I'll say again what I said back then,
“Thank God I'm an American” "Thank you Lord, thank You, thank You, thank You."

[tlb]

>>> After sitting there for 15 years and a good part of it having been built by the commies, you wonder how safe it is.

Yes, between third world materials and worksmanship I’d be fearful of a collapse or Towering Inferno fire. This won’t be a long lasting structure.

But I have to say I like what they tried to do. It’s a Blade Runner building. Architects who try to get away from the upended soda-cracker box skyscraper are at least making an effort.

[GeronL]

Check out the underground videos from North Korea, the faked tourism is crazy, everything is a Potemkin village