Yanggakdo International Hotel
| Yanggakdo International Hotel | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 양각도국제호텔 |
| Hancha | 羊角島國際호텔 |
| Revised Romanization | Yanggakdo Gukje Hotel |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yanggakto Kukche Hot'el |
The Yanggakdo International Hotel is the largest operating hotel in North Korea, pending the completion of the Ryugyong Hotel, and the country's seventh- or eighth-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.
This hotel is North Korea's first luxury hotel. The structure was built between 1986 and 1992 by France's Campenon Bernard Construction Company and opened in 1996.