It's been years since we checked in on the Ryugyong Hotel, the monolithic concrete building in Pyongyang, North Korea, that was never completed. After work was abandoned in 1992, officials even denied its existence! But in 2008, the 105-floor structure got a second chance from the Orascom Group of Egypt. A new glass facade gives a less foreboding and more modern look. See more pictures and read about the history of the Ryugyong Hotel at Urban Ghosts. Link
(Image credits: Wikpedia users Timon (left) and Pocketchef (right))
The rumors were that the concrete work was substandard to the point of being unsafe. Maybe that was untrue, or maybe people decided that it didn't matter.
Some people may recognize this building from a mission in the first Mercenaries video game.
Look at the posting date of the original article....
its 1st of April.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel