Strike up the band. Construction of Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel has resumed. 

Famine? What famine? Who needs a famine when you’ve got the world’s greatest architect building the world’s greatest hotel that will surely contain the world’s greatest buffet.

Table for 2 million kind sir!

From Marmot’s Hole:

According to Yonhap News, multiple sources have confirmed that construction work has restarted on Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel, quite possibly the world’s creepiest piece of architecture.

Recent visitors to Pyongyang have witnessed work ongoing at the site.

Construction on the 105-story hotel began in 1989 using French capital, but as North Korea’s economic situation took a turn for the worse, construction was halted in the early 90s.

The work will reportedly be funded by an Egyptian firm.

For those not so familiar with the Ryugyong, this from Wikipedia:

The Ryugyong The Ryugyong Hotel (Korean: 류경호텔)(or Ryu-Gyong Hotel or Yu-Kyung Hotel) is an unfinished concrete skyscraper. It is intended for use as a hotel in Sojang-dong, in the Potong-gang District of Pyongyang, North Korea. The hotel’s name comes from one of the historic names for Pyongyang: Ryugyong, or “capital of willows.” Its 105 stories rise to a height of 330 m (1,083 ft), and it contains 360,000 m² (3.9 million square feet) of floor space, making it the most prominent feature of the city’s skyline and by far the largest structure in the country. Construction started in 1987 and ceased in 1992 due to financial difficulties.

Personally I always found this idea of disposing of the Ryugyong pretty funny.