Sosan Hotel

Hotel in Pyŏngyang, North Korea

39°00′38.3″N 125°41′33.3″E / 39.010639°N 125.692583°E / 39.010639; 125.692583Completed1989 (1989)Height338.28 feet (103.11 m)Technical detailsFloor count30

The Sosan Hotel (서산호텔) is a hotel located in Pyongyang, North Korea.^[1]^[2] It has a height of about 338.28 feet (103.11 m), with 30 floors and 510 rooms.^[3] It was built in 1989.^[4] Located roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station,^[5] it is run by the sports tourism company of North Korea.^[6] The hotel has a golf range.^[7]

The hotel was renovated in 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea.^[8]

References

^ European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea (1998). A Practical business guide on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Chamber. p. 122. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Service facilities (Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine)
^ "Sosan Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ http://www.skyscrapercentre.com/building/sosan-hotel/28404
^ Storey, Robert; Taylor, Chris; Lindenmayer, Clem (1995). North-east Asia: a Lonely Planet shoestring guide. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-86442-250-7. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ Korea. Lonely Planet. 2010. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-74220-356-0. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ Harrold, Michael (19 August 2004). Comrades and Strangers: Behind the Closed Doors of North Korea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-470-86984-0. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ "Pyongyang introduces new luxury facilities – KCNA". NK News - North Korea News. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

External links

Sosan Hotel at CTBUH

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