Ryugyong Hotel (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Ryugyong Hotel" in English language version.

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Talmadge, Eric (30 December 2018). "Ryugyong, the world's tallest empty hotel, dazzles North Korean capital skyline with propaganda light shows". Associated Press.
Talmadge, Eric (30 December 2018). "World's tallest empty hotel lit up with N. Korean propaganda". Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

archive.org

Funabashi, Yoichi (2007). "Koizumi Again Visits Pyongyang". The Peninsula Question: A Chronicle of the Second Northern Korean Nuclear Crisis. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8157-3010-1.
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Noland, Marcus (2000). Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas. Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics. p. 82. ISBN 0-88132-278-4.

bbc.co.uk

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"Will 'Hotel of Doom' ever be finished?". BBC News. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

bbc.com

"North Korea's Ryugyong 'Hotel of Doom' pictures released". BBC News. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

bloomberg.com

Yoon, Sangwon (1 November 2012). "Kempinski to Operate World's Tallest Hotel in North Korea". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

books.google.com

Hwang, Kyung Moon (2016). A History of Korea (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-137-57358-2. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
Quinones, C. Kenneth; Taggert, Joseph (2003). "The Economy: Supporting the Military". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea. Complete Idiot's Guides. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-59257-169-7. LCCN 2003113809. OCLC 54510387. OL 8867625M.

cnn.com

Jacopo Prisco (10 August 2019). "Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom'". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

edition.cnn.com

Prisco, Jacopo (10 August 2019). "Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom'". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Still closed to this day, the Ryugyong Hotel is the world's tallest unoccupied building.

travel.cnn.com

"Travel: North Korea's vast Ryugyong Hotel not opening yet after all". CNN. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Despite its flashy exterior, the hotel's interior showed no sign of being close to completion in December [2012].

esquire.com

Hagberg, Eva (28 January 2008). "The Worst Building in the History of Mankind". Esquire. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

forbes.com

Kirk, Donald (17 October 2008). "Grand Illusion". Forbes. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

ghostarchive.org

"North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' to open 24 years after construction: by numbers". The Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
"North Korean hotel dubbed the 'worst building in the world' may finally be finished". The Daily Telegraph. London. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Beckmann, Dan (23 October 2006). "Pyongyang: Home to the Tallest Hotel in the World That Could, but Will Never Be". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

guinnessworldrecords.com

Guinness World Records (September 2015). "Tallest building unoccupied". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Tallest building unoccupied

huffingtonpost.com

"Photos: 'Hotel of Doom' Exterior Completed". The Huffington Post. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
"North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel Will 'Probably' Open Next Year, Be Managed By Kempinski". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.

independent.co.uk

Herskovitz, Jon (18 July 2008). "North Koreans revamp 'world's worst building'". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

insider.com

Lakritz, Talia. "North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest – take a closer look at the 'Hotel of Doom'". Insider. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

koryogroup.com

"Ryugyong Hotel Special Report!". Koryo Tours. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.

kyungnam.ac.kr

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"Orascom and DPRK to Complete Ryugyong Hotel Construction". The Institute for Far Eastern Studies. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.

latimes.com

Demick, Barbara (27 September 2008). "North Korea in the midst of mysterious building boom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

loc.gov

lccn.loc.gov

Quinones, C. Kenneth; Taggert, Joseph (2003). "The Economy: Supporting the Military". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea. Complete Idiot's Guides. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-59257-169-7. LCCN 2003113809. OCLC 54510387. OL 8867625M.

mysinchew.com

"Korea: N Korea Resumes Construction of Luxury Hotel". MySinchew. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

nknews.org

O'Carroll, Chad (28 March 2013). "Kempinski Freezes 'Hotel of Doom' Plans in North Korea". NK News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
O'Carroll, Chad (2 December 2016). "Lights on at North Korea's Ryugyong 'hotel of doom'". NK News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
O'Carroll, Chad (26 February 2018). "New roads connected to Pyongyang's unfinished Ryugyong Hotel". NK News. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
O'Carroll, Chad (2 April 2018). "Huge LED display added to top of Pyongyang's iconic Ryugyong Hotel: photo". NK News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
O'Carroll, Chad (21 May 2018). "Enormous LED light wall added to side of Pyongyang's Ryugyong Hotel". NK News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
Zwirko, Colin (20 July 2018). "Despite sanctions, multiple new construction projects emerging in Pyongyang". NK News. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

openlibrary.org

Quinones, C. Kenneth; Taggert, Joseph (2003). "The Economy: Supporting the Military". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea. Complete Idiot's Guides. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-59257-169-7. LCCN 2003113809. OCLC 54510387. OL 8867625M.

orientalarchitecture.com

"105 Building, Pyongyang, Korea, North". Asian Historical Architecture. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

reuters.com

Herskovitz, Jon (17 July 2008). "Lifestyle: North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' wakes from its coma". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

rfa.org

Son Hye Min (26 July 2024). "North Korea to sell gambling rights at vacant 105-floor Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

telegraph.co.uk

"North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' to open 24 years after construction: by numbers". The Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
"North Korean hotel dubbed the 'worst building in the world' may finally be finished". The Daily Telegraph. London. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

thedailybeast.com

Berg, Nate (16 February 2016). "North Korea's Best Building Is Empty: The Mystery of the Ryugyong Hotel". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
Strochlic, Nina (22 May 2014). "Nobody's Home at the Hermit Kingdom's Ghost Hotel". The Daily Beast. New York. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015.

theguardian.com

McGowan, Michael (27 June 2019). "Australian student reportedly arrested in North Korea out of contact since Tuesday, family say". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

thetimes.com

Sherwell, Philip (6 August 2017). "'Hotel of Doom' takes Kim's illusion-building sky high". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

web.archive.org

"Orascom and DPRK to Complete Ryugyong Hotel Construction". The Institute for Far Eastern Studies. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
"Ryugyong Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
Berg, Nate (16 February 2016). "North Korea's Best Building Is Empty: The Mystery of the Ryugyong Hotel". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
Lakritz, Talia. "North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest – take a closer look at the 'Hotel of Doom'". Insider. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Hwang, Kyung Moon (2016). A History of Korea (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-137-57358-2. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
Jacopo Prisco (10 August 2019). "Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom'". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Prisco, Jacopo (10 August 2019). "Ryugyong Hotel: The story of North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom'". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Still closed to this day, the Ryugyong Hotel is the world's tallest unoccupied building.
Guinness World Records (September 2015). "Tallest building unoccupied". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Tallest building unoccupied
Hagberg, Eva (28 January 2008). "The Worst Building in the History of Mankind". Esquire. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"Will 'Hotel of Doom' ever be finished?". BBC News. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
Beckmann, Dan (23 October 2006). "Pyongyang: Home to the Tallest Hotel in the World That Could, but Will Never Be". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
Kirk, Donald (17 October 2008). "Grand Illusion". Forbes. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
Herskovitz, Jon (18 July 2008). "North Koreans revamp 'world's worst building'". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"Korea: N Korea Resumes Construction of Luxury Hotel". MySinchew. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"Photos: 'Hotel of Doom' Exterior Completed". The Huffington Post. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Herskovitz, Jon (17 July 2008). "Lifestyle: North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' wakes from its coma". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"North Korea's Ryugyong 'Hotel of Doom' pictures released". BBC News. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Ryugyong Hotel Special Report!". Koryo Tours. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
"North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel Will 'Probably' Open Next Year, Be Managed By Kempinski". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
Yoon, Sangwon (1 November 2012). "Kempinski to Operate World's Tallest Hotel in North Korea". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Plan to open high-rise hotel in Pyongyang suspended due to 'market conditions'". Yonhap News Agency. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.
Strochlic, Nina (22 May 2014). "Nobody's Home at the Hermit Kingdom's Ghost Hotel". The Daily Beast. New York. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015.
O'Carroll, Chad (28 March 2013). "Kempinski Freezes 'Hotel of Doom' Plans in North Korea". NK News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
"Travel: North Korea's vast Ryugyong Hotel not opening yet after all". CNN. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Despite its flashy exterior, the hotel's interior showed no sign of being close to completion in December [2012].
O'Carroll, Chad (2 December 2016). "Lights on at North Korea's Ryugyong 'hotel of doom'". NK News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Sherwell, Philip (6 August 2017). "'Hotel of Doom' takes Kim's illusion-building sky high". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
O'Carroll, Chad (26 February 2018). "New roads connected to Pyongyang's unfinished Ryugyong Hotel". NK News. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
O'Carroll, Chad (2 April 2018). "Huge LED display added to top of Pyongyang's iconic Ryugyong Hotel: photo". NK News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
Talmadge, Eric (30 December 2018). "World's tallest empty hotel lit up with N. Korean propaganda". Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
O'Carroll, Chad (21 May 2018). "Enormous LED light wall added to side of Pyongyang's Ryugyong Hotel". NK News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
Zwirko, Colin (20 July 2018). "Despite sanctions, multiple new construction projects emerging in Pyongyang". NK News. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
McGowan, Michael (27 June 2019). "Australian student reportedly arrested in North Korea out of contact since Tuesday, family say". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Quinones, C. Kenneth; Taggert, Joseph (2003). "The Economy: Supporting the Military". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea. Complete Idiot's Guides. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-59257-169-7. LCCN 2003113809. OCLC 54510387. OL 8867625M.

yonhapnews.co.kr

english.yonhapnews.co.kr

"Plan to open high-rise hotel in Pyongyang suspended due to 'market conditions'". Yonhap News Agency. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.