How much do you know about the world’s unfinished business? Try to tackle these questions: 1. The unfinished Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest and most prominent structure in which Korean city? 2. The Palace of the Soviets was to be the first of many Soviet skyscraper projects, though its construction was interrupted at the onset of World War II. The project was subsequently canceled, and the foundations were transformed into what was then the world’s largest open-air swimming pool in what city? 3. The red sandstone Hassan Tower was intended to be the world’s largest minaret when its construction began in A.D. 1195. It only rose to about half the planned height, and now makes up part of a historical complex in which Moroccan city? Find the answers to these questions and learn more on this WorldWise Quiz by National Geographic. Your geography and history lesson for the day!
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