That has already happened: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel The North Koreans have been trying to

That has already happened: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel The North Koreans have been trying to build this hotel for 30 years. It was a response to the Singapore Swissotel which was the tallest hotel in the world and built by a South Korean company.