2 Sathorn Unique Bangkok, Thailand
The Sathorn Unique was a structure that perished as a result of a deteriorating economy, similar to the Fontainebleau Resort.
In Bangkok, Thailand, there is a 49-floor skyscraper called The Sathorn Unique. In 1990, the building’s construction got underway while the local economy was booming. The structure was rising steadily and managed to reach its peak just before the Asian financial crisis hurt the country’s economy.
Building development was put on hold due to a lack of funding and the building’s designer being detained for a murder conspiracy. It still hasn’t started up.
The Sathorn Unique is referred to as the “Ghost Tower” nowadays. There are many rumors that the abandoned, graffiti-covered high-rise is possessed. Along with ghost hunters and adrenaline seekers, it also draws vandals and squatters searching for a place to unwind.
It got so bad that the building was forced to be permanently closed to the public. The tower is still occasionally entered by trespassers, nevertheless. There are no current plans to complete Sathorn Unique’s construction. It might never be finished because of how much it has degraded.
1 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang, North Korea
In 1987, construction on this enormous tower began in Pyongyang. It was anticipated that the structure would have been the highest hotel in the world if it had been finished on schedule. The Ryugyong Hotel was the first structure with more than 100 stories that wasn’t in New York City or Chicago. The biggest hotel in the world is still under construction.
Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel came to an end in 1992, just before the Soviet Union fell. North Korea’s economy entered a crisis, forcing the nation to postpone the project.
The structure, which had already reached its maximum height, remained a massive concrete eyesore for 16 years. Then, in 2008, after an Egyptian corporation took over the project, building began back again. Before development was suspended once more, a glass facade was put to the structure but no interior work had been completed.
The building’s initial opening was ultimately set for 2013 as well. But because the inside was not finished, that was abandoned. There have been a few reports about the building opening since then, but none of them have come true.
Ryugyong Hotel’s construction hasn’t been finished after thirty years. When the structure will formally open its doors is uncertain.
