How to build a hotel Moscow

I present to you a hotel Moscow, which became one of the first built and luxury hotels in Soviet Moscow.




Beginning of construction. It was necessary to demolish the entire block to build «Moscow».

















Hotel "Moscow" is still under construction, trolley is already walking, the hotel "Grand Hotel" is still fully intact.







By the way, note how to build a hotel. The main facade was built separately from the building





& quot; ... But the lack of distinctly felt the diversity of facades, especially the two corner towers of the hotel. They tied the most famous legend of the hotel "Moscow". According to her, all agreed to the signature of Stalin, who either signed on the two versions of the draft, or set the signature in the center of the project and its architects were afraid to ask again and explain anything. So facade built with different sidewalls. But it's just a legend. In life, everything was different. Between architects Savelyev Stapranom Shchusev and were very tense relationship, to say the least. Youth and commitment to the work of two supporters of constructivism faced with maturity, and several formal attitude to their work (due to congestion on other projects) admirer of classic architectural heritage, how is it that the most important building in the city by prominent architects have not been able to solve in the same style, one can only wonder . Even more surprisingly, to no avail for the builders of the consequences at a terrible time (1937-1938 years).

In early 1938, Shchusev appointed chief architect of the building, and Saveliev, and was arrested ... Stapran denounced. Almost finished tower Shchusev tried to remake according to their taste, but it is full failed. The tower was different from the other, and that has given rise to many legends. By the way, the author of the tower was listed in the documents have only Shchusev: fail to indicate the same as co-author of "enemies of the people." And established the legend that the author of "Moscow" Shchusev. & Quot;
From the memoirs of the builder Michael Arutcheva hotels. 1987





Hall. Reception





Hall. Kiosk printing.



Switchboard



Switch



Boiler



Barber



Restaurant



The famous terrace







Reception.



Interior interstorey hall









































Interior suites





































In 2004, the hotel was dismantled and in its place built a parody of the old building. During the reconstruction of unidentified persons stole more than 87 million dollars from the city allocated for the construction. According to Professor Vyacheslav MARCHI Glazychev purpose of reconstruction was theft, since no particular need for the demolition of the hotel, built only in the early 30-ies of the last century, it was not.

Source: zyalt.livejournal.com