Ryomyong Condominium

Ryomyong Condominium
The Ryomyong Condominium
Location within Pyongyang
General information
Location Pyongyang, North Korea
Coordinates 39°03′39.0″N 125°45′31.6″E / 39.060833°N 125.758778°E / 39.060833; 125.758778Coordinates: 39°03′39.0″N 125°45′31.6″E / 39.060833°N 125.758778°E / 39.060833; 125.758778
Construction started 2016
Estimated completion April 12, 2016
Technical details
Floor count 82

Ryomyong Condominiums (tallest 270 m (890 ft), 82 floors) is the tallest officially inhabited building in North Korea, with 6 towers.[1]

History

Construction commenced in April 2016, and the construction of the fifth, 70-story apartment building in Myungmyeong was completed on July 31.[2] On August 24, 2016, the Embassy of Russia unveiled the sixth, 82-story apartment building under construction.[3] It was completed on April 13, 2017, after the completion of the other five apartment towers.

Surrounding development

It is part of Ryomyong New Town. The heights of the six towers are as follows:

  1. 82 floors 270 m (890 ft)
  2. 70 floors 240 m (790 ft)
  3. 55 floors 210 m (690 ft)
  4. 50 floors 200 m (660 ft)
  5. 45 floors 153 m (502 ft)
  6. 35 floors 140 m (460 ft)

See also

References

  1. ↑ News com au. Kim Jong-un opens ‘luxury’ Pyongyang apartments with no hot water
  2. ↑ 저자=이봉석 /제목=北매체 "려명거리 70층 아파트 골조 74일만에 완성". 2016-07-31. 출판사=연합뉴스. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ↑ 제목=[화보] 평양에 82층 아파트와 北 여성 노동자들. 2016-08-24. 출판사=노컷뉴스. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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