List of tallest buildings in North Korea

Pyongyang skyline in 2013

This list of tallest buildings in North Korea ranks the tallest buildings in North Korea by height. The tallest buildings are only found in the capital city Pyongyang and most of them are hotels or residential buildings.

Tallest buildings

This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings in North Korea that stand at least 430 feet (131 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year Location Notes
Ryugyong Hotel 330 m (1,080 ft) 105 1992 Pyongyang
39°01′16″N 125°26′06″E / 39.0212°N 125.4351°E / 39.0212; 125.4351 		Tallest building in Pyongyang and subsequently in North Korea after being topped-out in 1992. The estimated completion is still unknown. The exterior construction however was completed as of July 14, 2011.[1][2][3]
Songhwa Street Main Tower 300 m (980 ft)[a] 80 2022 Pyongyang
38°59′58″N 125°48′03″E / 38.99950°N 125.80078°E / 38.99950; 125.80078 		Tallest residential building in North Korea, completed in 2022.[4]
Ryomyong Street Apartment Building 1 270 m (890 ft) 82 2017 Pyongyang
39°03′40″N 125°45′32″E / 39.06098°N 125.75887°E / 39.06098; 125.75887 		[5]
Ryomyong Condominium 2 240 m (790 ft) 70 2017 Pyongyang
39°03′40″N 125°45′32″E / 39.06098°N 125.75887°E / 39.06098; 125.75887 		[5]
Mirae Unha Tower 210 m (690 ft) 53 2015 Pyongyang
38°59′37″N 125°43′49″E / 38.9937°N 125.7304°E / 38.9937; 125.7304 		[6][7]
Ryomyong Condominium 3 210 m (690 ft) 55 2017 Pyongyang
39°45′32″N 125°45′32″E / 39.75887°N 125.75887°E / 39.75887; 125.75887 		[5]
Ryomyong Condominium 4 200 m (660 ft) 50 2017 Pyongyang
39°45′32″N 125°45′32″E / 39.75887°N 125.75887°E / 39.75887; 125.75887 		[5]
Taedong Residences 1 172 m (564 ft) 50 2015 Pyongyang [8]
Yanggakdo International Hotel 170 m (560 ft) 45 1995 Pyongyang
38°59′57″N 125°45′07″E / 38.9993°N 125.7519°E / 38.9993; 125.7519
Juche Tower 170 m (560 ft) N/A 1982 Pyongyang
39°01′03″N 125°45′49″E / 39.0176°N 125.7637°E / 39.0176; 125.7637 		Tallest stone-made tower in the world.[9][10]
Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 1 165 m (541 ft) 46 2015 Pyongyang
39°00′36″N 125°26′41″E / 39.010°N 125.4447°E / 39.010; 125.4447 		[11]
Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 2 165 m (541 ft) 46 2015 Pyongyang
39°00′36″N 125°26′41″E / 39.010°N 125.4447°E / 39.010; 125.4447 		[12]
Mansudae Apartments 1 155 m (509 ft) 45 2012 Pyongyang [13]
Mansudae Apartment 2 [ko] 155 m (509 ft) 45 2012 Pyongyang [14]
KISU Residential Tower 1 [ko] 153 m (502 ft) 45 2013 Pyongyang [15]
Ryomyong Condominium 5 150 m (490 ft) 45 2017 Pyongyang [5]
Future Scientists Street Twin Tower 1 [ko] 150 m (490 ft) 38 2016 Pyongyang [16]
Future Scientists Street Twin Tower 2 [ko] 150 m (490 ft) 38 2016 Pyongyang [17]
Ryonghung-Dong Apartment [ko] 150 m (490 ft) 35 2010 Pyongyang [18]
Pukmang Tower 1 150 m (490 ft) 32 1984 Wonsan [18]
Koryo Hotel 1 148 m (486 ft) 40 1985 Pyongyang [19]
Taedong Residences 2 148 m (486 ft) 32 2015 Pyongyang [20]
Ryomyong Condominium 6 130 m (430 ft) 35 2017 Pyongyang [5]

Structure

This is a list with at least 2 floors and at least 150m.

Name Image Location Height Number of floors Completion Note
Juche Tower Pyongyang, Dongdaewon District 170m 2 floor 1982 It is the world's tallest stone tower.[21][22]
Pyongyang Television Tower Pyongyang, Moranbong District 150m 3 floor 1967

Under construction

It is a skyscraper under construction in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[23]

Name Location Height Number of floors Completion Note
Koryo Hotel 3 Pyongyang, Chung-guyok 148m 45th floor N/A Construction began in 2012 and stopped at the end of 2013. It was scheduled to open before 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics after construction on the hotel resumed.
Jonwi Street Tower #1 Pyongyang, Sopho-guyok, Jonwi Street N/A 80≈ 2024 Construction began in February 2023 and was topped out in October of that year. The building's exterior was revealed during the WPK yearend party plenum on state television but is yet to be opened to the public.[24]

Proposed buildings

It is a proposed skyscraper in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with a minimum of 40 floors and a height of 138 meters.

Name Location Height Number of floors Note
KKG Avenue Pyongyang 274m 63rd floor It was a vision to build a service and hotel centre.[25][26] Currently, Mirae Scientists Street is another Another project is being implemented at the construction site.
Wonsan Hotel [ko] Gangwon Province Wonsan 210m 60th floor Construction of a new five-star hotel is planned in Wonsan. The new hotel could accommodate 1,000 people and be located along the beach in Wonsan. Construction of the hotel is planned to last 26 months.
KKG Avenue Hotel 1 Pyongyang 192m 50 floor A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. [27] Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street .
KKG Avenue Hotel 2 Pyongyang 192m 50 floor A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street .
Seosan Office Tower Rason 155m 40th floor In the Rason development plan developed after the arrival of Chairman Kim Jong-il from China in May 2010, several 40-story office blocks were designed in the Sason and Dongmyeong areas.[28]
Dongmyeong Office Tower Rason 155m 40th floor In the Rason development plan developed after the arrival of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il from China in May 2010, several 40-story office blocks were designed in the Sason and Dongmyeong areas.
Pohang Tower 1 Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province 138m 40 floor It is planned to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea located in Chongjin's residential construction project.[29]
Pohang Tower 2 Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province 138m 40 floor There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project.
Pohang Tower 3 Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province 138m 40 floor There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project.
Pohang Tower 4 Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province 138m 40 floor There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project.

Tallest buildings of all time in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1979 to the present.

Period Name Image Location Height Number of floors Completion Note
1979 - 1984 Pyongyang Apartment Tower 1 Pyongyang 105m 32 floor 1979 The building is located in Seoseong, near the Koryo Hotel.
1979 - 1984 Pyongyang Apartment Tower 2 Pyongyang 105m 32 floor 1979 The building is located on Ulleungdo near the Koryo Hotel.
1984 - 1995 Pukmang Tower 1 Gangwon Province, Wonsan 150m 32 floor 1984 This building is located in Tongmyeongsan-dong, Wonsan-dong. It is the tallest apartment in Gangwon-do and the tallest apartment in Wonsan City.
1995 - 2015 Yanggakdo International Hotel Pyongyang, Chung-guyok 170m 47 floor 1995 This hotel is located on an island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang.
2015 - 2017 Mirae Scientists Street Residential Unha Tower Pyongyang, Chung-guyok 210m 53rd floor 2015 It is part of Mirae Scientist Street.[6] It was completed in 2015.
2017 - 2022 Ryomyeong Street 82-story building Pyongyang, Taesong-guyok 270m 82 floor 2017 Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang[5]
2022 - Present Songhwa Street Main Tower [ko] Pyongyang, Tongdaewon-guyok 282m 80 floor 2022 Pyongyang’s Saesallim Street

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Building is said to be in fact around 280 meters tall but there are no official sources to depict it.

References

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