The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel has long been a blot on the Pyongyang skyline. In a brilliant flip of the script, the Ryugyong has been reborn as a symbol of pride and North Korean ingenuity. "I feel really proud," Kim, the vice department director of the Korean Light Decoration Center, told The Associated Press in a recent interview at the foot of the hotel. For a conical section at the very top, Kim created the image of the red, white and blue North Korean flag waving in the wind. But he said there's no plan to turn off the Ryugyong light show, though updates could be in the works.

Source: ABC News December 30, 2018 02:37 UTC