North Korea finishes hotel in Pyongyang ^^

bobblepuzzle

1990's, when they ran out of money...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/3110001633_92b09b2e60_b.jpg

Today, it's finished!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5057765037_8ce477c6b5_b_d.jpg

How many of the population died through poverty to finish it :eek:

Its also the tallest hotel in the world thats going to be empty....

Kim Jong II seems to have a fettish for hotels...

It does look rather awesome though

Absurdum

it isn't on hotels.com :mad:

Scuid Mhór

Cmdr Keen wrote: »

How many of the population died through poverty to finish it :eek:

who cares - it's finished.

Krieg

Very good

Pity it wont have any guests

Stained Class

Wow! What an Erection!!

Biggins

A hotel with no guests, no internet access, no phone system to the rest of the world, no possible modern equipment such as fax machines and photocopiers, no food!

...Yea, thats going to be a success.
Its just one mans monument to the size of his vanity.

biko

Do you have link to a news service article?
A pic just won't do it justice.

Awful_Bliss

And I thought Irish politicians p*ssed away money.

It does look kinda like some evil dictator's hideout come to think of it.

My name is URL

House keeping?

baldbear

Regent holidays go to North Korea if anyone wants to go. The Koreans are a great bunch of lads.
http://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/north-korea/

bleg

Biggins wrote: »

no possible modern equipment such as fax machines

****ing fax machines

http://www.thehighdefinite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-02-05-27c71fd.png

Teutorix

Cmdr Keen wrote: »

Kim Jong II

Its ''I L'' not II :rolleyes:

ejmaztec

You won't be finding any complaints on TripAdvisor.:eek:

bobblepuzzle

Democratic People's Republic of Korea.... what a load of ****E

Teutorix

ejmaztec wrote: »

You won't be finding any complaints on TripAdvisor.:eek:

I believe i heard a song about this place, nobody escapes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLfoQfmSQ4

Rhyme

Looks like something from Thunderbirds.

ejmaztec

Teutorix wrote: »

I believe i heard a song about this place, nobody escapes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLfoQfmSQ4

Room service probably consists of water-boarding, sleep deprivation and electric shock to the genitals, and a free mini-bar.

Bus77II

Rhyme wrote: »

Looks like something from Thunderbirds.

If it flys I'd stay in it.

Mr. Loverman

I worked for a short period on this hotel. All the rooms have leather beds. There are 14 floors underground, with the public (including the hotel staff) only having access to 2 of them!

bobblepuzzle

biko wrote: »

Do you have link to a news service article?
A pic just won't do it justice.

I can't find a news piece on it...

But it is there with its finished facade

Superbus

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I worked for a short period on this hotel. All the rooms have leather beds. There are 14 floors underground, with the public (including the hotel staff) only having access to 2 of them!

Were you IN NORTH KOREA?!

mike65

Google earth has a nice sunny shot of it

39° 2'9.42"N

125°43'48.94"E

McDougal

Wouldn't be mad about North Korea but it looks better than Haiti or Somalia

punchdrunk

great holiday destination for your "club 18-30 million hungry" break :rolleyes:

Biggins

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I worked for a short period on this hotel. All the rooms have leather beds. There are 14 floors underground, with the public (including the hotel staff) only having access to 2 of them!

So are you suggesting that there are 12 other floors that are being used by people other than hotel staff and for something that someone wants to remain out of public view?

If so, it certainly would be a good cover because a foreign army would be less likely to bomb or want to be seen to bomb a public (above ground) that is in residence at any one time.
Sounds familiar tactics by those up to no good - if there is any truth to it all.

Mr. Loverman

Biggins wrote: »

So are you suggesting that there are 12 other floors that are being used by people other than hotel staff and for something that someone wants to remain out of public view?

I may have been lying.

Biggins

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I may have been lying.

May? :rolleyes:

dango

Rhyme wrote: »

Looks like something from Thunderbirds.

or Blade Runner

up for anything

Cmdr Keen wrote: »

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5057765037_8ce477c6b5_b_d.jpg

How come this photo doesn't appear when clicked on? Is it just me! I hate when my computer forces me into the position of decision maker. :mad:

Biggins

up for anything wrote: »

How come this photo doesn't appear when clicked on? Is it just me! I hate when my computer forces me into the position of decision maker. :mad:

Same here.

punchdrunk

I wonder how many floors Alison could have bought for her 525k??

gandalf

I wonder does it have an Alec Baldwin suite?

bobblepuzzle

punchdrunk wrote: »

I wonder how many floors Alison could have bought for her 525k??

Probably the whole building :P

Exclamation Marc

Biggins wrote: »

A hotel with no guests, no internet access, no phone system to the rest of the world, no possible modern equipment such as fax machines and photocopiers, no food!

I'm sure every room will be bugged with the most up to date technology however ::rolleyes:

Absurdum

baldbear wrote: »

Regent holidays go to North Korea if anyone wants to go. The Koreans are a great bunch of lads.
http://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/north-korea/

thanks for that, I love visiting strange places, this is definitely on my must-go places

Naos

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I may have been lying.

Ooh, first sight of Biggins and you come clean. Good man Biggins!

InTheTrees

So the north koreans are photoshopping their cities now?

Mr. Loverman

Naos wrote: »

Ooh, first sight of Biggins and you come clean. Good man Biggins!

Who is biggins?

bobblepuzzle

Some say he's a boards bot... on boards 24/7!! :eek: but the theory is he's a bot... an intelligent program created by the boards team ^^

orourkeda

Stained Class wrote: »

Wow! What an Erection!!

Thats a floppy for Kim Jong Il

phill106

I think they just finished the outside. Can't find more up to date, non wikipedia link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/6337040/North-Korean-hotel-dubbed-the-worst-building-in-the-world-may-finally-be-finished.html

orourkeda

punchdrunk wrote: »

I wonder how many floors Alison could have bought for her 525k??

A car parking space

ollie1

It looks like a rocket maybe he is going to fly to the moon and take it over :eek:

Diabhal_Glas

Could some one link/ post a pic of the outside finished

bobblepuzzle

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

Could some one link/ post a pic of the outside finished

erm... first post?

Mr. Loverman

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

Could some one link/ post a pic of the outside finished

Cmdr Keen wrote: »

erm... first post?

Haha not sure why that made me laugh!

andrew cross

our dear leader thinks that the irish people are like his own sheep sorry (people) you have many fine buildings houses, hotels ete, that people wont be living in your country is broke like north korea your leaders hold on to power then pass it on to son daughter , the rich carry on only the workers those with out jobs the sick, disabled kids should make sacrifices, all your leaders agree with this you must protect the elite our dear leader would not try this in north korea because it would lead to a revolt our dear leader wishes he was a Fianna failer

Son Of A Vidic

Christ! it looks like a piece of Toblerone on steroids.

punchdrunk

andrew cross wrote: »

our dear leader thinks that the irish people are like his own sheep sorry (people) you have many fine buildings houses, hotels ete, that people wont be living in your country is broke like north korea your leaders hold on to power then pass it on to son daughter , the rich carry on only the workers those with out jobs the sick, disabled kids should make sacrifices, all your leaders agree with this you must protect the elite our dear leader would not try this in north korea because it would lead to a revolt our dear leader wishes he was a Fianna failer

sorry,this just looks like the page me printer spits out when it's ****ed
could you edit that,cheers! :cool:

kippy

Its amazing how quickly photoshop can finish a building.