Izmailovo Hotel
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| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Izmaylovo District, Moscow, Russia |
| Address | Izmaylovskoye Shosse 71 |
| Opened | 1980 |
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| izmailovo-hotels | |
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
[edit]When it opened in 1980, by the beginning of the Olympic games.[3] 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.[4]
Gallery
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View from Izmaylovsky island -
Hotel Alpha -
Main pedestrian street and Izmailovo Hotel
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "The world's largest hotels (Including Mecca's 10,000-room monster)".
- ^ "Moscow hotels. Izmailovo Alfa Hotel**".
- ^ "About Izmaylovo Hotel". www.elpida.ru. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
External links
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