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    What building is so ugly that the government of where it is located often airbrushes it out of photos of the city's skyline?

    Question #101441. Asked by star_gazer. (Dec 03 08 11:39 PM)


    edmund80

    		The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.

    "... dubbed "The Worst Building in the History of Mankind" and noted that the government of North Korea has airbrushed the building out of pictures. The Christian Science Monitor called it "one of the most expensive white elephants in history". Over the years, the skyscraper has earned such nicknames as the "Hotel of Doom," "Phantom Hotel," and "Phantom Pyramid." Construction began in 1987 and ceased in 1992, due to the government's financial difficulties. The unfinished hotel remained untouched until April 2008, when construction resumed after being inactive for 16 years."

    http://www.esquire.com/the-side/DESIGN/hotel-of-doom-012808
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel


    Dec 03 08, 11:45 PM

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