Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings ... abandoned skyscraper that dominates the capital city's skyline. Construction on the Ryugyong Hotel began ...

North Korea was founded in 1948 under Kim Il Sung as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspired by strict Marxist-Leninist principles. Its population of roughly 26 million people lives ...