This list of tallest buildings in North Korea ranks the tallest buildings in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, by height. The tallest buildings are almost exclusively found in the capital city of Pyongyang, and most of them are either hotels or residential buildings.

Buildings over 150 m This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings in North Korea that stand at least 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.

NameImageHeightm (ft) Floors Year LocationNotes Ryugyong Hotel 1052011 Pyongyang Tallest building in Pyongyang and subsequently in North Korea after being topped-out in 1992. The estimated completion is still unknown. The exterior construction however was completed as of July 14, 2011. Songhwa Street Main Tower802022 Pyongyang Tallest residential building in North Korea, completed in 2022. Three top floors are service floors. Ryomyong Street Apartment Building 1 70Oficjalne media państwowe KRLD (w tym agencja KCNA) oraz relacje z otwarcia alei w kwietniu 2017 roku jednoznacznie wskazują, że budynek liczy 70 kondygnacji nadziemnych. Międzynarodowa baza danych CTBUH (The Skyscraper Center) podaje liczbę 82 pięter, co wynika z uwzględnienia pierwotnych, niezmodyfikowanych planów koncepcyjnych z początku 2016 roku, które uległy zmianie w trakcie ekspresowej budowy.2017 Pyongyang Jonwi Street Main Tower 250 m (820 ft) 80 2024 Pyongyang Construction began in February 2023 and was topped out in October of that year. The building's exterior was revealed during the WPK yearend party plenum on state television in early January 2024. The building along with the entire complex was inaugurated on 15 May 2024. Ryomyong Condominium 2 552017 Pyongyang Mirae Unha Tower 532015 Pyongyang Ryomyong Condominium 3552017 Pyongyang Ryomyong Condominium 4502017 Taedong Residences 1502015 Pyongyang Yanggakdo International Hotel 451995 Pyongyang Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 1462015 Pyongyang Kim Chaek University of Technology Tower 2462015 KISU Residential Tower 1 452013 Pyongyang Ryomyong Condominium 5402017 Pyongyang KWP Scientists Apartment 421986Pyongyang 382016 Pyongyang 382016 Pyongyang Ryonghung-Dong Apartment 352010 Pyongyang Pukmang Tower 1 32 1984 Wonsan Tallest building in North Korea outside of Pyongyang.

Buildings lower than 150 m This section contains a list of completed and topped-out high-rise buildings that stand below tall. NameImageHeightm (ft) Floors Year LocationNotes Koryo Hotel 1 401985 Pyongyang Taedong Residences 2 322015 Pyongyang Mansudae Apartments 1 452012 Pyongyang Mansudae Apartments 2 452012 Pyongyang Kwangbok Street 1 421989Pyongyang Pyongyang Information Center 421986Pyongyang Pyongyang Secretariat Housing 401987Pyongyang Ryomyong Condominium 6352017 Pyongyang Chongnyon Hotel 301989 Pyongyang Sosan Hotel 301989 Pyongyang

Tallest structures This is a list of structures that are at least tall.

Name Image Location Height Floors Year Note Juche Tower Pyongyang 2 1982 It is the world's tallest stone tower. Pyongyang TV Tower Pyongyang 3 1967

Under construction These are buildings under construction in North Korea.

Name Location Height Floors Year Note Koryo Hotel 3 Pyongyang 45 N/A Construction began in 2012 and stopped at the end of 2013. It was scheduled to open before 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and after construction on the hotel resumed.

Proposed buildings These are proposed buildings in the North Korea with a minimum of 40 floors and a height of

Name Location Height Floors Note KKG Avenue Pyongyang 63 It was a vision to build a service and hotel centre. Currently, Mirae Scientists Street is another Another project is being implemented at the construction site. Wonsan 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 50 A new hotel complex will be built starting in 2008. Currently, this area is located on Mirae Scientists Street . KKG Avenue Hotel 2 Pyongyang 50 Seosan Office Tower Rason 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. Dongmyeong Office Tower Rason 40 Pohang Tower 1 Chongjin 40 It is planned to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea located in Chongjin's residential construction project. Pohang Tower 2 Chongjin 40 There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. Pohang Tower 3 Chongjin 40 Pohang Tower 4 Chongjin 40

Timeline of tallest buildings 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 32 1979 The building is located in Seoseong, near the Koryo Hotel. 1979–1984 Pyongyang Apartment Tower 2 Pyongyang 32 1979 1984–1995 Pukmang Tower 1 Wonsan 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 47 1995 This hotel is located on an island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang. 2015–2017 Mirae Unha Tower Pyongyang 53 2015 It is part of Mirae Scientists Street. It was completed in 2015. 2017–2022 Ryomyong Street Apartment Building 1 Pyongyang 70Oficjalne media państwowe KRLD (w tym agencja KCNA) oraz relacje z otwarcia alei w kwietniu 2017 roku jednoznacznie wskazują, że budynek liczy 70 kondygnacji nadziemnych. Międzynarodowa baza danych CTBUH (The Skyscraper Center) podaje liczbę 82 pięter, co wynika z uwzględnienia pierwotnych, niezmodyfikowanych planów koncepcyjnych z początku 2016 roku, które uległy zmianie w trakcie ekspresowej budowy. 2017 Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang 2022–Present Songhwa Street Main Tower Pyongyang 80 2022 Pyongyang’s Saesallim Street

See also

Outline of North Korea

Notes

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