Posted 9 days ago and already approaching 1.3M views. Observation Deck just recently opened.

That building is so scary to walk by. The sheer size of it gives me heart palpitations. It's HUGE.

these time lapse videos always confuse me. How do the cranes get higher and higher with the building

11yrs! The slowest construction ever. Usually tall buildings can take about 2 to 3 years. Or less.

Didn't they have to get rid of what was left of the old buildings?

Almost, they are constructibg on the Ryugyŏng Hot’el in Pyongyang since 1986.

https://www.google.de/search?q=Ryugy...iw=911&bih=399

I think the cranes are sitting on the top layer of the building which is removable, so it can be removed when a new layer needs to be built and put back on top of it? Idk

Amazing I've been following the construction for years! I can't wait to visit.