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# TWIL #112 - North Korea's hotel of doom
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-112-north-koreas-hotel-of-doom/
- Published: 2026-03-14T06:00:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-14T06:00:13.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned about North Korea's Hotel of Doom.

[The story of North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’ | CNNThe 1,083-foot Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, was supposed to be the world’s tallest hotel. But after 32 years, it’s still not open.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-25.png)CNNJacopo Prisco![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/190723070252-01-ryugyong-hotel-architecture-origins-restricted.jpg)](https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ryugyong-hotel-architecture-origins?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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