Ryanggang Hotel Explained

Ryanggang Hotel
Building Type:First class hotel
Location:Mangyongdae District
Location City:Pyongyang
Location Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.0044°N 125.6936°W
Opened Date:1989
Destruction Date:-->
Floor Area:33,000 square metres
Rooms:330

The Ryanggang Hotel (량강호텔) was a first class[1] hotel located in the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang, North Korea.[2] [3] It has 330 rooms.[4] The hotel was built in 1989 on a hill overlooking the Taedong and Pothong rivers, next to Seosan Football Stadium. The hotel covers an area of roughly 33,000 square metres and has two main buildings.[5] There is a revolving restaurant on the top floor, and it has a library, billiard room,[6] soft drink counter and shop.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea. A Practical business guide on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 21 April 2013. 1998. The Chamber. 122.
  2. http://www.korea-dpr.com/service_facilities.html Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Service facilities
  3. Book: Craigie, Stuart. The Chinese Shadow Game. 21 April 2013. 2009. Neil Stuart Craigie. 978-3-00-026668-3. 113.
  4. Book: Storey. Robert. Taylor. Chris. Lindenmayer. Clem. North-east Asia: a Lonely Planet shoestring guide. 21 April 2013. 1995. Lonely Planet Publications. 978-0-86442-250-7. 300.
  5. Web site: Hotel Ryanggang. Korean News. 2003. 21 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012092139/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2003/200312/news12/10.htm. 12 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Return to North Korea: first photos after the tourist ban. The Telegraph. 13 March 2016.