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Ryugyong: Korean Ingenuity and Building

ryugyong: Outsiders saw the unfinished building as the epitome of failure, while people inside the country took care to rarely mention it at all, according to CTV. That is, until light designer Kim Yong Il made the building once again the talk of the town. The world's tallest unoccupied building has towered over North Korea's capital since 1987, a grand but empty pyramid entirely dark except for the lone aircraft warning light at its top. In a brilliant flip of the script, the Ryugyong has been reborn as a symbol of pride and North Korean ingenuity. The Ryugyong is still unfinished. For several hours each night, the building that doesn't have electricity inside becomes the backdrop of a massive light show in which more than 100,000 LEDs flash images of famous statues and monuments, bursts of fireworks, party symbols and political slogans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.