Moscow's Legendary Hotel Moskva: Before and After
The dining room of the former Hotel Moskva, February, 1996.
Hotel Moskva, finished at the height of Stalin's power and demolished a decade ago under Moscow's construction-happy former Mayor Yury Luzhkov, will open its doors again Thursday as the Four Seasons Hotel Moscow, an exact replica of its iconic predecessor.
Reconstruction work on Hotel Moskva began in the early 2000s, when the Moscow city government, the hotel's owner, decided to tear down the building and modernize it.
A look at the Hotel Moskva: before and after.
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Moscow's Legendary Hotel Moskva to Reopen
Hotel Moskva, finished at the height of Stalin's power and demolished a decade ago under Moscow's construction-happy former Mayor Yury Luzhkov, will open its doors again Thursday as the Four Seasons Hotel Moscow, an exact replica of its iconic predecessor.
Reconstruction work on Hotel Moskva began in the early 2000s, when the Moscow city government, the hotel's owner, decided to tear down the building and modernize it.
A look at the Hotel Moskva: before and after.
Read the full story:
Moscow's Legendary Hotel Moskva to Reopen
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The lobby of the former Hotel Moskva, February, 1996.
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February, 1996.
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The exterior of the former Hotel Moskva, February, 1996.
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May, 2002.
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April, 2004.
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August, 2004.
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October, 2004.
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May, 2006.
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April, 2009.
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June, 2009.
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November, 2010.
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May, 2011.
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March, 2014.
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