Yanggakdo International Hotel is a hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] It opened in 1995. The building has 47 floors. It stands about 2.0 km from the centre of Pyongyang.[3]

Overview

The Yanggakdo International Hotel is the largest operating hotel in North Korea, pending the completion of the Ryugyong Hotel, and the country's tenth-tallest building. The hotel is located on Yanggak Island in the River Taedong, two kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east of the centre of Pyongyang, the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres (560 ft) and has a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor.

From “Yanggakdo International Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1995. It was designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers. The building has 47 floors and is 170 m tall. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.0 km from the centre of Pyongyang. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 24 km from the centre of Pyongyang.[4]

It is one of 3 hotels in and around Pyongyang recorded in Wikidata, 3 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Pothonggang Hotel, opened in 1973.

See also

References

  1. ^ Yanggakdo International Hotel (Q700636). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Yanggakdo International Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-09.
  3. ^ Pyongyang (Q18808). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Pyongyang. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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