Pyongyang Information Center

{{Short description|Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea}}

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| image = Pyongyang Information Center view from the Yanggakdo Hotel.jpg

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| location = Potonggang-guyok, Pyongyang

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The Pyongyang Information Center ({{Korean|hangul=평양정보센터}}) is a high-rise office skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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 and the Ryugyong Hotel.{{cite web|url=https://www.nkeconwatch.com/2010/12/06/pyongyang-information-center-pic/#:~:text=It%20is%20situated%20in%20Kyong,the%20Botong%20River%20in%20Pyongyang.|title=Pyongyang Information Center (PIC)|work=nkeconwatch.com|publisher=North Korean Economy Watch|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2024}} 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 (KCC).{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=82650|title=[North Korea] Pyongyang Information Center (PIC)|work=The Korea IT Times|first=Choi|last=Sung|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=July 28, 2024}}

The tower resembles the 1970s and 1980s totalitarian architecture style very widespread and common in North Korea.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreakonsult.com/Attraction_Pyongyang_architecture_eng.html|title=Pyongyang Architecture guide, North Korea|work=koreakonsult.com|publisher=Korean Konsult|access-date=July 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/pyongyang-architecture-beautiful-bizarre-buildings-north-korea|title=‘A socialist fairyland’: the bizarre and beautiful buildings of Pyongyang|work=Time Out|first=Huw|last=Oliver|date=October 14, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2024}}