A traffic policeman stands in front of the Ryugyong Hotel in 2019.Dita Alangkara/AP
- Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is the tallest unoccupied building in the world.
- Construction on the "Hotel of Doom" began in 1987 and has stopped and started several times over three decades due to North Korea's economic woes.
- For now, one side of the 1,080-foot building has been outfitted with LED screens used for propaganda light shows.
At 1,080 feet, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is the tallest unoccupied building in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
The 105-story "Hotel of Doom," which is also North Korea's tallest building, has never hosted a single guest, but it remains a subject of international fascination.
Here's the story behind the abandoned skyscraper that dominates the capital city's skyline.