In Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, a unique construction project was to be implemented with the Ryugyong Hotel – the tallest hotel in the world. In dictatorships, monumental structures have an important task: They underline the government’s claim to power. However, the dream of the Propagandists Palace failed. How did it come about? You can find out more here!
During South Korea’s building boom of the 1990s, a huge department store is built in Seoul. However, after six years of operation, a disaster with serious consequences takes place. 500 people die. Almost a thousand are injured. How can such a serious disaster occur? Who is to blame? How could it have been prevented?