List of tallest buildings in North Korea
This list of tallest buildings in North Korea ranks the tallest buildings in North Korea by height. The tallest buildings are only found in the capital city Pyongyang and most of them are hotels or residential buildings.
Tallest buildings
This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings in North Korea that stand at least 430 feet (131 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Structure
This is a list with at least 2 floors and at least 150m.
Name | Image | Location | Height | Number of floors | Completion | Note |
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Juche Tower | Pyongyang, Dongdaewon District | 170m | 2 floor | 1982 | It is the world's tallest stone tower.[21][22] | |
Pyongyang Television Tower | Pyongyang, Moranbong District | 150m | 3 floor | 1967 |
Under construction
It is a skyscraper under construction in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[23]
Name | Location | Height | Number of floors | Completion | Note |
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Koryo Hotel 3 | Pyongyang, Chung-guyok | 148m | 45th floor | Undefined | Construction began in 2012 and stopped at the end of 2013. It was scheduled to open before 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics after construction on the hotel resumed. |
Proposed buildings
It is a proposed skyscraper in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with a minimum of 40 floors and a height of 138 meters.
Name | Location | Height | Number of floors | Note |
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KKG Avenue | Pyongyang | 274m | 63rd floor | It was a vision to build a service and hotel centre.[24][25] Currently, Mirae Scientists Street is another Another project is being implemented at the construction site. |
Wonsan Hotel | Gangwon Province Wonsan | 210m | 60th floor | Construction of a new five-star hotel is planned in Wonsan. The new hotel could accommodate 1,000 people and be located along the beach in Wonsan. Construction of the hotel is planned to last 26 months. |
KKG Avenue Hotel 1 | Pyongyang | 192m | 50 floor | A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. [26] Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street . |
KKG Avenue Hotel 2 | Pyongyang | 192m | 50 floor | A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street . |
Seosan Office Tower | Rason | 155m | 40th floor | In the Rason development plan developed after the arrival of Chairman Kim Jong-il from China in May 2010, several 40-story office blocks were designed in the Sason and Dongmyeong areas.[27] |
Dongmyeong Office Tower | Rason | 155m | 40th floor | In the Rason development plan developed after the arrival of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il from China in May 2010, several 40-story office blocks were designed in the Sason and Dongmyeong areas. |
Pohang Tower 1 | Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province | 138m | 40 floor | It is planned to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea located in Chongjin's residential construction project.[28] |
Pohang Tower 2 | Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province | 138m | 40 floor | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
Pohang Tower 3 | Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province | 138m | 40 floor | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
Pohang Tower 4 | Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province | 138m | 40 floor | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
Tallest buildings of all time in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1979 to the present.
Period | Name | Image | Location | Height | Number of floors | Completion | Note |
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1979 - 1984 | Pyongyang Apartment Tower 1 | Pyongyang | 105m | 32 floor | 1979 | The building is located in Seoseong, near the Koryo Hotel. | |
1979 - 1984 | Pyongyang Apartment Tower 2 | Pyongyang | 105m | 32 floor | 1979 | The building is located on Ulleungdo near the Koryo Hotel. | |
1984 - 1995 | Pukmang Tower 1 | Gangwon Province, Wonsan | 150m | 32 floor | 1984 | This building is located in Tongmyeongsan-dong, Wonsan-dong. It is the tallest apartment in Gangwon-do and the tallest apartment in Wonsan City. | |
1995 - 2015 | Yanggakdo International Hotel | Pyongyang, Chung-guyok | 170m | 47 floor | 1995 | This hotel is located on an island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang. | |
2015 - 2017 | Mirae Scientists Street Residential Unha Tower | Pyongyang, Chung-guyok | 210m | 53rd floor | 2015 | It is part of Mirae Scientist Street.[6] It was completed in 2015. | |
2017 - 2022 | Ryomyeong Street 82-story building | Pyongyang, Taesong-guyok | 270m | 82 floor | 2017 | Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang[5] | |
2022 - Present | Songhwa Street Main Tower | Pyongyang, Tongdaewon-guyok | 282m | 80 floor | 2022 | Pyongyang’s Saesallim Street |
See also
Notes
- ^ Building is said to be in fact around 280 meters tall but there are no official sources to depict it.
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