Hotel Leningradskaya
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The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel is one of Moscow
's Seven Sisters
, skyscraper
s built in the early 1950s in the Stalinist neoclassical style
. Stalinist neoclassical architecture mixes the Russian neoclassical style with the style
of American
skyscrapers of the 1930s. A main element of Stalinist neoclassicism is its use of socialist realism
art. The hotel, completed in 1954, was designed to be the finest luxury hotel in Moscow.
Upon entering the hotel, the gold
accents and hand-carved wooden ceiling impress visitors. The lobby boasts beautiful bronze
statues, glittering chandelier
s, and furniture in the Russian empire style. The staircase features one of the longest lighting
fixtures in the world -- it was once in the Guinness Book of World Records. The halls and corridors of the hotel's upper floors are paneled in dark cherry wood and the rooms have views of Moscow.
The Hotel includes a restaurant
, bar
, lounge, spa & beauty salon, fitness centre with swimming pool, exchange office, gift shop
, meeting rooms, grand ballroom, and business center
.
The tower of the Hotel Leningradskaya dominates Komsomolskaya Square
, with its three ornate railway stations (the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky
and Kazansky
) located nearby, along with a main ring road of downtown Moscow.
The hotel recently joined the Hilton chain after completing a multi-million dollar restoration and renovation.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
's Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters (Moscow)
The "Seven Sisters" is the English name given to a group of Moscow skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki , " high-rises"...
, skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
s built in the early 1950s in the Stalinist neoclassical style
Stalinist architecture
Stalinist architecture , also referred to as Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Classicism, is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933, when Boris Iofan's draft for Palace of the Soviets was officially approved, and 1955, when Nikita Khrushchev condemned "excesses" of the past...
. Stalinist neoclassical architecture mixes the Russian neoclassical style with the style
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
skyscrapers of the 1930s. A main element of Stalinist neoclassicism is its use of socialist realism
Socialist realism
Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries. Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style having its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism...
art. The hotel, completed in 1954, was designed to be the finest luxury hotel in Moscow.
Upon entering the hotel, the gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
accents and hand-carved wooden ceiling impress visitors. The lobby boasts beautiful bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
statues, glittering chandelier
Chandelier
A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light...
s, and furniture in the Russian empire style. The staircase features one of the longest lighting
Lighting
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...
fixtures in the world -- it was once in the Guinness Book of World Records. The halls and corridors of the hotel's upper floors are paneled in dark cherry wood and the rooms have views of Moscow.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
, bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
, lounge, spa & beauty salon, fitness centre with swimming pool, exchange office, gift shop
Gift shop
A gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic or theme. The items sold often include coffee mugs, stuffed animals, t-shirts, postcards, handmade collections and other souvenirs....
, meeting rooms, grand ballroom, and business center
Business center
-Places:* Central business district or Commercial district* Business Center, Germany* ABA Business Center, the tallest building in Tirana, Albania* Abbey business centres, UK* Business Center Niederösterreich, Austria* City Business Center, Bratislava...
.
The tower of the Hotel Leningradskaya dominates Komsomolskaya Square
Komsomolskaya Square (Moscow)
Komsomolskaya Square , known as Kalanchyovskaya before 1932, is one of the busiest squares in Moscow, noted for its impressive blend of revivalist Tsarist and Stalinist architecture...
, with its three ornate railway stations (the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky
Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal
Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal is one of the nine railway terminals in Moscow, situated on the Komsomolskaya Square. It has the highest passenger throughput of all the nine Moscow rail terminals, serving eastern destinations, including the Russian Far East. It is the terminus of the Trans-Siberian...
and Kazansky
Kazansky Rail Terminal
Kazansky Rail Terminal is one of nine rail terminals in Moscow, situated on the Komsomolskaya Square, across the square from the Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky terminals....
) located nearby, along with a main ring road of downtown Moscow.
The hotel recently joined the Hilton chain after completing a multi-million dollar restoration and renovation.