9 Modern Architectural Failures

Aon Center (Chicago, USA) 

The exterior was a beautiful marble that was weak & cracked. A huge slab detached, pulverizing the ground. Refacing with granite cost $80 million.

Olympic Stadiums (Athens, Greece) 

$11 billion went to 2004 Olympic stadiums event table tennis & judo had their own. Now empty, they played a large part in Greece’s financial crisis.

Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea) 

Started in 1987 this 1,038 ft, 3,000 room hotel has sucked up 2% of North Korea’s GDP. It stands as an unfinished monolith to the government’s inefficiency.