Hotel Leningradskaya
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Hotel Leningradskaya (Russian: Гости́ница Ленингра́дская) is one of Moscow's Seven Sisters, skyscrapers built in the early 1950s in the stalinist gothic style. Stalinist gothic mixes Russian neo-classical with the style of America's skyscrapers of the 1930s. A main element of stalinist gothic is the 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 black granite pillars, bronze statues, glittering chandeliers, 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 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.
Like many Soviet-era hotels, Hotel Leningradskaya has almost everything a person needs. The Hotel includes a restaurant, bar, lounge, casino, café, billiard room, hairdresser, post office, exchange office, gift shop, health center, conference hall, 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.
