Ïî-ðóññêè | EnglishRADISSON ROYAL (UKRAINA) Hotel *****, Moscow<
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General information:
The luxury 5 star Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow (historic name - Hotel Ukraina), is located in Moscow's city centre, on a bend of the Moskva River at the intersection of Kutuzovskiy Prospekt and Novy Arbat, two of the city's most prestigious thoroughfares. Address: Tel: +7 (495) 221 5555; Fax: +7 (495) 411 0025 HistoryUKRAINA Hotel is a part of the group of legendary and notable buildings in Moscow, better known as the “Seven Sisters”. They are distinguished by their exceptional architecture significantly defining the image of Moscow. These buildings are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square (1948-1953), the main building of Moscow State University on Vorobyevy Hills (1949-1952), the building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment (1938-1940, 1948-1952), an administrative and living building near the metro station ‘Krasniye Vorota’ (1939-1953), Leningradskaya Hotel in the Kalanchevskaya street (1949-1952), an apartment building on Kudrinskaya Square (1948-1954), and, of course, UKRAINA Hotel in the Kutuzovsky propect (1953-1857). All the buildings have become the embodiment of Moscow, a vivid landmark in the history of Moscow and a source of national pride. The period of 1930s of the 20th century is the time of the important city planning projects. More than four hundred new cities and a thousand new communities were built. Many old cities were being actively reconstructed. At that time Moscow and the capitals of the Soviet republics were acquiring main features of their modern architectural image. It was in 1935 when the new Moscow reconstruction master plan was approved to set up goals, that were to be implemented after the Second World War, in the 50s-60s of the 20th century: creation of the Moskva-Volga channel, construction of the underground system, bridges, new streets (ex. Noviy Arbat), reconstruction of the Garden Ring, massive apartment building. In the 30s of the 20th century Josif Stalin came up with the idea to build “soviet skyscrapers”, that was implemented after the victory of the USSR in the Second World War. Almost all “Seven sisters” (except the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya square built in 1952) were built after the death of the country leader in the mid 50s. However, they are considered his work and his creation. On January 13, 1947, in the year of the 800th anniversary of Moscow, J. Stalin signed Resolution ¹53 “On construction of multi-stored buildings in Moscow”. On the day of the 800th anniversary of Moscow eight stones were solemnly laid to symbolize the future buildings. Despite the fact that the eighth building in Zaradye had never been built, this fact did not impact the grandiosity of the “Seven Sisters” project. The skyscrapers became a visible embodiment of prestige of the victor country, a symbol of solidity, grandeur and power of the Soviet state. Specialists call the architecture of the 30s-50s of the 20th century ‘neo traditionalism’, ‘neo romanticism’, ’neo renaissance’, ‘proletarian neoclassicism’. For Russia this is the epoque of the ‘Stalin’ or ‘totalitarian architecture’, Stalin classicism that had become an art and a source of national pride. Project Designers The UKRAINA Hotel’s appearance was created by the group of famous architects: A. Mordvinov, Academic of architecture, president of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR, V. Kalish, co-author of apartments buildings, P. Krasilnikov, engineer-constructor, and V. Oltarzhevsky, Doctor of Architecture, who had been studying the skyscrapers building technique in New York and was specializing on projecting and building hotels. More than 2 thousand people were involved in developing different details of this project. General Description The total area building is more than 88 thousand square meters; its height is 206 meters, including the 73-meter-long spire. From Creation till the Present Day On May 25th, 1957 UKRAINA Hotel was triumphantly presented to the public. Being the largest hotel in Europe at that period, it amazed everyone with the splendor of its interiors. Since its opening the Hotel had been popular among numerous guests of the Russian capital and welcomed them for many years till the closure for renovation. In 2005 all the facades of the building were restored. In March 2007 the process of the major renovation works started: full refurbishment, modernization of engineering systems, implementation of advanced technologies and the following detailed renovation of inimitable historical interiors. All actions were aimed at providing UKRAINA Hotel with the deserved status of a fashionable hotel meeting the world standards. Friends The individual approach to each guest at UKRAINA Hotel attracted many celebrities. In the Guest Book of the hotel many world celebrities left their autographs, such as: Marchello Mastroyani, Alisa Freindlikh, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Robert de Niro; composers Michelle Legran and Raymond Pauls; Russian rock stars Boris Grebenschikov and Yuriy Shevchuk; singers Edita Piekha, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Patricia Kaas and Sezaria Evora; writer Chingiz Aitmatov, artists Svyatoslav Rerikh, Herloof Bidstrup and Nikas Saphronov. That is certainly not a complete list of the celebrities who preferred to stay in UKRAINA Hotel for many years. UKRAINA Hotel is a part of the group of legendary and notable buildings in Moscow, better known as the “Seven Sisters”. They are distinguished by their exceptional architecture significantly defining the image of Moscow. These buildings are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square (1948-1953), the main building of Moscow State University on Vorobyevy Hills (1949-1952), the building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment (1938-1940, 1948-1952), an administrative and living building near the metro station ‘Krasniye Vorota’ (1939-1953), Leningradskaya Hotel in the Kalanchevskaya street (1949-1952), an apartment building on Kudrinskaya Square (1948-1954), and, of course, UKRAINA Hotel in the Kutuzovsky propect (1953-1857). All the buildings have become the embodiment of Moscow, a vivid landmark in the history of Moscow and a source of national pride. The period of 1930s of the 20th century is the time of the important city planning projects. More than four hundred new cities and a thousand new communities were built. Many old cities were being actively reconstructed. At that time Moscow and the capitals of the Soviet republics were acquiring main features of their modern architectural image. It was in 1935 when the new Moscow reconstruction master plan was approved to set up goals, that were to be implemented after the Second World War, in the 50s-60s of the 20th century: creation of the Moskva-Volga channel, construction of the underground system, bridges, new streets (ex. Noviy Arbat), reconstruction of the Garden Ring, massive apartment building. In the 30s of the 20th century Josif Stalin came up with the idea to build “soviet skyscrapers”, that was implemented after the victory of the USSR in the Second World War. Almost all “Seven sisters” (except the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya square built in 1952) were built after the death of the country leader in the mid 50s. However, they are considered his work and his creation. On January 13, 1947, in the year of the 800th anniversary of Moscow, J. Stalin signed Resolution ¹53 “On construction of multi-stored buildings in Moscow”. On the day of the 800th anniversary of Moscow eight stones were solemnly laid to symbolize the future buildings. Despite the fact that the eighth building in Zaradye had never been built, this fact did not impact the grandiosity of the “Seven Sisters” project. The skyscrapers became a visible embodiment of prestige of the victor country, a symbol of solidity, grandeur and power of the Soviet state. Specialists call the architecture of the 30s-50s of the 20th century ‘neo traditionalism’, ‘neo romanticism’, ’neo renaissance’, ‘proletarian neoclassicism’. For Russia this is the epoque of the ‘Stalin’ or ‘totalitarian architecture’, Stalin classicism that had become an art and a source of national pride. Guest Services
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Post address: Kutuzovsky Prospect, 2/1. Moscow, 121249 Russia
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