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.'

A traffic policeman in front of the Ryugyong Hotel in 2019.

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• Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.
• Construction on the "Hotel of Doom" began in 1987 and has stopped and started several times.
• One side of the 1,080-foot building has been outfitted with LED screens used for light shows.

At 1,080 feet, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.