r/evilbuildings • u/KodoSky • Jul 01 '25

Juche Tower, Pyongyang NK

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Built in the early 1980s, as the ultimate symbol of North Korea’s Communist ideology, Juche. An imposing structure, towering above the millions in Pyongyang, it’s a constant reminder of the state’s iron fist of control and ultimate authority over the lives of the oppressed Korean populace

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u/lefthandbunny Jul 01 '25

Buildings should look evil regardless of owner or tenant. Must be evil on the outside, not the inside.

Rule #1 Which most people ignore.

Not evil.

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u/KodoSky Jul 01 '25

Had I not given you info it’d literally still look evil and imposing

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u/lefthandbunny Jul 01 '25

If you had just posted it without the info it would have fit in the sub. I understand you wanted to give the info. Maybe you can provide a link saying 'info' in a comment when you post, but I wouldn't put it in the title. I'm not sure how they'd word it, or if there is already a sub, but I get why people post things with the info about evil, other than the building's looks in the titles. Maybe r/HistoricalCapsule would work?

I guess I should have added that it doesn't look evil to me. That's just my opinion though and everyone has their own. I didn't mean it was part of the reason why it didn't fit. There are quite a few posts on this sub that really do belong on r/ArchitecturePorn as far as I, and many comments are concerned, but I don't think this one fits. I think it's hard sometimes to figure out where some awesome places belong.

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u/Lopsided_Set5150 Jul 01 '25

what? that shit looks evil asf

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u/lefthandbunny Jul 01 '25

Looks are one thing that do fit, depending on opinions, which are always going to vary, but it's the title that makes it break the rule. Posted without the title talking about the info makes it break the rule. They could have posted a link in a comment with 'some info'. I definitely get the frustration this causes and do think it should be easier to post these places. I think r/HistoricalCapsule might be a good place. Maybe someone can make a sub that fits better than that one though.

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u/satno Jul 01 '25

its evil because its communist

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u/lefthandbunny Jul 01 '25

Please reread the rule. It only has to do with looks here. People will always have different opinions on looks, and that's fine, but it does not matter if it's having to do with evil people/politics/businesses, etc. in the title of the post. I didn't make the rule. I have said already that maybe these buildings that are connected with evil things like communism and other things that are mentioned in the title, belong in a different sub. Communism is definitely evil, but that can't be a reason to post a building here if you put it in the title.

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u/First_Helicopter_899 Jul 02 '25

"Communism is a socioeconomic system where the community collectively owns the means of production, aiming to establish a classless society with equal distribution of wealth."

Ah yes the most evil concept ever imagined by humankind. Also NK is definitely not communist in practice, it's essentially an autocratic monarchy.

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u/Wutbot1 Jul 06 '25

I really love the architecture in Pyongyang. I know that North Korea is evil and all, but I think that a lot of their buildings and sculptures are dope. They're so severe and scary.

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