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.
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.
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.
This is a list with at least 2 floors and at least 490 feet (149 m)
| Name | Image | Location | Height | Floors | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juche Tower |  | Pyongyang | 170 m (560 ft) | 2 | 1982 | It is the world's tallest stone tower. [23] [24] |
| Pyongyang TV Tower |  | Pyongyang | 150 m (490 ft) | 3 | 1967 | |
It is a buildings under construction in the North Korea. [25]
| Name | Location | Height | Floors | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koryo Hotel 3 | Pyongyang | 158 m (518 ft) | 45 | 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. |
It is a proposed buildings in the North Korea with a minimum of 40 floors and a height of 453 feet (138 m)
| Name | Location | Height | Floors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKG Avenue | Pyongyang | 274 m (899 ft) | 63 | It was a vision to build a service and hotel centre. [26] [27] Currently, Mirae Scientists Street is another Another project is being implemented at the construction site. |
| Wonsan Hotel | Wonsan | 210 m (690 ft) | 60 | 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 | 192 m (630 ft) | 50 | A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. [28] Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street . |
| KKG Avenue Hotel 2 | Pyongyang | 192 m (630 ft) | 50 | A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street. |
| Seosan Office Tower | Rason | 155 m (509 ft) | 40 | 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. [29] |
| Dongmyeong Office Tower | Rason | 155 m (509 ft) | 40 | 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 | 138 m (453 ft) | 40 | It is planned to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea located in Chongjin's residential construction project. [30] |
| Pohang Tower 2 | Chongjin | 138 m (453 ft) | 40 | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
| Pohang Tower 3 | Chongjin | 138 m (453 ft) | 40 | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
| Pohang Tower 4 | Chongjin | 138 m (453 ft) | 40 | There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. |
This is a list of the tallest buildings in the North Korea from 1979 to the present.
| Years as tallest | Name | Image | Location | Height | Floors | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 - 1984 | Pyongyang Apartment Tower 1 | Pyongyang | 105 m (344 ft) | 32 | 1979 | The building is located in Seoseong, near the Koryo Hotel. | |
| 1979 - 1984 | Pyongyang Apartment Tower 2 | Pyongyang | 105 m (344 ft) | 32 | 1979 | The building is located in Seoseong, near the Koryo Hotel. | |
| 1984 - 1995 | Pukmang Tower 1 |  | Wonsan | 150 m (490 ft) | 32 | 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 | 170 m (560 ft) | 47 | 1995 | This hotel is located on an island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang. |
| 2015 - 2017 | Mirae Unha Tower |  | Pyongyang | 210 m (690 ft) | 53 | 2015 | It is part of Mirae Scientist Street. [8] It was completed in 2015. |
| 2017 - 2022 | Ryomyong Street Apartment Building 1 |  | Pyongyang | 270 m (890 ft) | 82 | 2017 | Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang [5] |
| 2022 - Present | Songhwa Street Main Tower | Pyongyang | 282 m (925 ft) | 80 | 2022 | Pyongyang’s Saesallim Street | |
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces.
The Juche Tower, completed in 1982, is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and is named after the ideology of Juche introduced by the country's first leader, Kim Il Sung.
Chung-guyok is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok, to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok, and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.
Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master plan for reconstructing the capital after the destruction of the Korean War. It was opened in August 1954. The square is located on the foot of the Namsan Hill, west bank of the Taedong River, directly opposite the Juche Tower on the other side of the river. It is the 37th largest square in the world, having an area of about 75,000 square metres which can accommodate a rally of more than 100,000 people. The square has a great cultural significance, as it is a common gathering place for concerts, rallies, dances and military parades and is often featured in media concerning North Korea.
Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School is an elite school in Mangyongdae district of Pyongyang, North Korea. Established in 1947, it is a special education school with access only to the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army, administrative and high-ranking officials’ families. Originally, the school was called the Pyongyang School for the Bereaved Children of Revolutionaries (평양혁명자유가족학원), which was to "receive children of fallen revolutionaries" and "educate their children and train them into fine revolutionaries after the independence of Korea". It was located at Kan-ri, Daedong, South Pyongan. After the formal establishment of North Korea it was moved to Pyongyang and there the first statue of Kim Il Sung was erected, according to North Korean authorities, at the suggestion of Kim Jong-suk, Kim Il-sung's wife.
Mirae Scientists Street is a street in a newly developed area in Pyongyang to house scientific institutions of the Kim Chaek University of Technology and their employees. The six-lane street, located between Pyongyang Railway station and the Taedong river, is lined by high rise apartments. The area was formally opened on 3 November 2015.
Ryomyong New Town refers to a new town located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The exact location is Ryomyong Avenue which refers from Yongsaengtap to Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Taesong-guyok.
Ryomyong Condominiums are a six-tower residential development in Pyongyang, North Korea. The main tower, at 270 m (890 ft), is the second tallest inhabited building in North Korea, trailing only the unfinished 105-floor Ryugyong Hotel and the recently completed 80 floor Songhwa Street Main Tower, which is 30m higher than the Ryomyong Condominiums.
Mirae Scientists Street Unha Tower or Galaxy Tower is a futuristic 53-story building in Pyongyang. It is the tallest of the towers on Mirae Scientists Street, and is considered to be the most eye-catching.
Songhwa Street Main Tower is a postmodern 83-story building and part of the Songhwa Street residential complex in Pyongyang. Completed in 2022, it is the tallest residential building in North Korea. and second tallest in the counrty.
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