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The North Korean Origins Of Renzo Piano’s Shard Tower
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The North Korean Origins Of Renzo Piano’s Shard Tower

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Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks London’s Shard skyscraper (shameless article-I-wrote-about-London-skyscrapers plug) looks like Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel. Koryo Tours, the only tour group that offers westerners package to North Korea, plays up the similarities on its blog:

To the eyes of us all at Koryo Tours it looks like Renzo Piano has been copying Pyongyang…

(Note the following is not 100% accurate – but close!…

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