July 22, 2008: " North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" wakes from its coma"

Hotel of Doom" wakes from its coma

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's phantom hotel is stirring back to life. Once dubbed by Esquire magazine as "the worst building in the history of mankind," the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction after a 16-year lull in the capital of one of the world's most reclusive and destitute countries.

By now most of you have heard about this creepy building. North Korea has again started to work on this huge hotel. But what is the final cost from here on out, around 2 billion dollars says South Korea.
The main question is, "What is the purpose for this building?". After all North Korea does not welcome tourists and does not need the telecommunications antennas that were installed because cell phones are not allowed in the country. Most say that this building was originally made to show off to other countries. And now that everyone is ragging on the design and failure of the building, North Korea is just being stubborn and to prove the world wrong. But maybe, just maybe North Korea has a master plan to actually open its door to tourists. There may be a change that this is the first of many steps to make the country a more friendly place. A place where tourists can visit and share experiences from.

When that kid you do not really know starts acting strangely around you, you start to distance yourself. But in the end you find out that he was trying to hide that he was planning your surprise birthday party.

Thank you Jon Herskovitz and Yahoo News.