The Pyongyang Information Center () is a high-rise
office
An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a po ...
skyscraper in
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
. Built in 1986, the tower stands at 139.9 meters (459 ft) tall and is divided into 42 floors. It is situated in the proximity of the
Pothong River
The Pothong River (Pot'ong River, Potonggang or Potong) is a river in North Korea. It flows through the capital Pyongyang and is a tributary of the Taedong River.
There are several bridges across the river in Pyongyang, including one at its mou ...
and the
Ryugyong Hotel
The Ryugyong Hotel (; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, is a tall unfinished pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ( "capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The ...
. The building represented the headquarters of the Pyongyang Information Center (PIC), a vital computer-based management center in North Korea and the home to software development center for
Korea Computer Center
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The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the North Korean government information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990. KCC, which administered the .kp country code top-level domain until 2011, employs more than 1,000 ...
(KCC).
See also
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List of tallest buildings in North Korea
This list of tallest buildings in North Korea ranks the tallest buildings in North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, by height. The tallest buildings are almost exclusively found in the capital city of Py ...
References
External links
Pyongyang Information Center at Skyscraper page
Gallery
File:Pyongyang Information Center view from Yanggakdo Hotel.JPG, The building seen from the Yanggakdo International Hotel
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1986 establishments in North Korea
buildings and structures completed in 1986
Office buildings completed in 1986
Skyscrapers in North Korea
20th-century architecture in North Korea