Parallax Journal of International Perspectives Volume V, No. 1, (Fall 2008) Michael Madden Download the PDF here: maddenarticle.pdf Abstract: Called the “Worst building in the history of mankind” by Esquire Magazine, North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel is one of the twenty tallest buildings in the world, despite being little more than a desolate concrete shell.  How … Continue reading The Short Happy Life of the Ryugyong Hotel