Songhwa Street Main Tower (Korean: 송화거리 메인 타워) is a residential skyscraper, part of the Songhwa Street residential complex in Pyongyang. Completed in 2022, the tower stands at a disputed height of 927 feet (283 m) with 83 floors, and is the tallest residential building in North Korea and second tallest in the country.[2]
| Songhwa Street Main Tower | |
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송화거리 메인 타워 (Korean) | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | postmodern |
| Location | Sadong-guyok, Pyongyang |
| Town or city | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Coordinates | 38°59′58″N 125°48′03″E / 38.9995°N 125.8007°E |
| Height | |
| Height | 927 feet (283 m)[a][1] |
| Antenna spire | 984 feet (300 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 83 |
History
editConcept
editThe tower was built as part of the "Songhwa Street Residential Complex", located in the Sadong-guyok district as part of a grand plan to construct 10,000 modern flats in Pyongyang every year during the five-year plan for national economic development. It is the first edge city created in the eastern part of the capital.[3] According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the complex project also aimed to provide the newly constructed neighbourhood with "public catering facilities" as a resolution of building a total of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang by 2025, with 10,000 units each year.[4][5]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ With no official sources to depict the exact height of the tower, most of the skyscraper databases estimate its height based on a count of 80 floors.
References
edit- ^ "Songhwa Street Main Tower Pyongyang". skyscrapercenter.com. Skyscraper Center. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "North Korea upgrades new skyscraper to 80 floors, making it 2nd-tallest in DPRK | NK News". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (March 4, 2022). "Kim's First Major Pyongyang Apartment Project Is Close to Opening". 38north.org. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "N. Korean leader celebrates completion of major housing project in Pyongyang". en.yna.co.kr. Yonhap News Agency. April 13, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Sero (March 16, 2023). "North Korea's Obsession with Large-Scale Construction Projects". mbcnkpost.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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