Pyongyang

North Korea

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

15 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Yanggakdo Hotel (1995)

Tallest Building

Ryomyong Street Apartment Building (270 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (93%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (100%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

85

Tallest City in

the World

53

Tallest City in

Asia

1

Tallest City in

North Korea

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Ryomyong Street Apartment Building	270 m / 886 ft
2	Ryomyong Street 70-Storey Building	240 m / 787 ft
3	Ryomyong Street 55-Storey Building	210 m / 689 ft
4	Mirae Scientists Street Residential Tower	210 m / 689 ft
5	Ryomyong Street 50-Storey Building	200 m / 656 ft
6	Taedong Residences 1	172 m / 564 ft
7	Yanggakdo Hotel	170 m / 558 ft
8	Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 1	165 m / 541 ft
9	Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 2	165 m / 541 ft
10	KISU Residential Tower 1	153 m / 502 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Research

06 November 2014

Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings

Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of...

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Global News

17 February 2022

Pyongyang Breaks Ground on 10,000-Home Residential Project in Major Housing Drive

North Korea has started work on a sprawling 10,000-apartment residential project as the country embarks on a housing drive in its capital, Pyongyang. Amid major economic...

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