Sogwang, via Weibo page 'I will take you to Koryo,' Aug. 26, 2021 | Soldiers celebrate completing framework construction on the top of the new 80-story skyscraper
North Korean soldiers have finished framework construction of an 80-story skyscraper in Pyongyang, state media claimed Wednesday, revealing that designers added about 30 floors to what was originally planned to be a 50-odd-story building.
Though state media has yet to reveal the skyscraper’s precise height, it is likely that its 80 floors will be taller than a 70-story tower that sprouted up on Ryomyong Street in the capital in 2017. Both remain in the shadow of the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, which has not opened since reaching its current height in 1989.
North Korean soldiers have finished framework construction of an 80-story skyscraper in Pyongyang, state media claimed Wednesday, revealing that designers added about 30 floors to what was originally planned to be a 50-odd-story building.
Though state media has yet to reveal the skyscraper’s precise height, it is likely that its 80 floors will be taller than a 70-story tower that sprouted up on Ryomyong Street in the capital in 2017. Both remain in the shadow of the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, which has not opened since reaching its current height in 1989.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.