Songhwa Street Main Tower

Songhwa Street Main Tower
송화거리 메인 타워 (Korean)
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
Architectural stylepostmodern
LocationSadong-guyok, Pyongyang
Town or cityPyongyang
CountryNorth Korea
Coordinates38°59′58″N 125°48′03″E / 38.9995°N 125.8007°E / 38.9995; 125.8007
Height
Height927 feet (283 m)[a][1]
Antenna spire984 feet (300 m)
Technical details
Floor count83

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 building in the country.[2]

History

Concept

The 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

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Songhwa Street Main Tower Pyongyang". skyscrapercenter.com. Skyscraper Center. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "North Korea upgrades new skyscraper to 80 floors, making it 2nd-tallest in DPRK | NK News". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ Williams, Martyn (March 4, 2022). "Kim's First Major Pyongyang Apartment Project Is Close to Opening". 38north.org. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Kim, Sero (March 16, 2023). "North Korea's Obsession with Large-Scale Construction Projects". mbcnkpost.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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