Koryo Hotel

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Koryo Hotel
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	고려호텔
Hancha	高麗호텔
Revised Romanization	Goryeo Hotel
McCune–Reischauer	Koryŏ Hot'el

The Koryo Hotel (or Pyongyang Koryo Hotel) is the second largest operating hotel in North Korea, the largest being the Yanggakdo Hotel.^[1] The Ryugyong Hotel is larger than both, but is not yet operating. The twin-towered Koryo Hotel building is 143 metres (469 ft) tall and contains 43 stories.^[2][3][4] Erected in 1985^[4][5] under Kim Il Sung, it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK."

The hotel is rated five stars by North Korea.^[1] A section of the hotel reportedly caught fire on 11 June 2015 due to undisclosed circumstances, leaving the bridge between the two buildings badly damaged.^[6][7]