Izmailovo Hotel
Hotel in Moscow, Russia
Izmailovo Hotel | |
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Type | Hotel |
Location | Izmaylovo District, Moscow, Russia |
Address | Izmaylovskoye Shosse 71 |
Opened | 1980 |
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The Izmailovo Hotel is a four-building hotel located in the Izmaylovo District of Moscow, Russia. It is the largest hotel in Europe, and was the largest hotel in the world from 1980 to 1993.[1] Built for the 1980 Summer Olympics to accommodate sportsmen and visitors, the hotel remains popular among Russians and foreign guests.[2]
History
When it opened in 1980, it surpassed the Rossiya Hotel (1967–2006) as the largest hotel in the world. It held the record until 1993, when it was surpassed by MGM Grand Las Vegas.[1] Today, Izmailovo Hotel is still the largest hotel in Europe with 5,000 rooms divided between four buildings: Alpha, Beta, Vega and Gamma-Delta.[3]
Gallery
- View from Izmaylovsky island
- Hotel Alpha
- Main pedestrian street and Izmailovo Hotel
See also
- Tourism in Russia
- List of largest hotels
- List of largest hotels in Europe
References
External links
- Official website
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Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)
- Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
- Grand Arena
- Minor Arena
- Sports Palace
- Swimming Pool
- Streets of Moscow
- Indoor Stadium
- Swimming Pool
- CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse
- CSKA Football Fieldhouse
- CSKA Palace of Sports
- Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena
- Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena
- Dynamo Palace of Sports
- Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field
- Krylatskoye Rowing Canal
- Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit
- Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome
- Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
- Young Pioneers Stadium
- Dynamo Shooting Range
- Izmailovo Sports Palace
- Sokolniki Sports Palace
- Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)
- Kirov Stadium (Leningrad)
- Republican Stadium (Kyiv)
- Moscow-Minsk Highway
- Olympic Regatta in Tallinn
- Izmailovo Hotel