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Swim in a Bomb Shelter at the Moscow Hilton

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Kalanchevskaya Street 21/40, Moscow, Russian Federation, 107245
June 3, 2008 at 10:44 AM | by | Comments (0)

The Moscow Times reports that the Hotel Leningradskaya, an architectural vestige from the Stalin era, complete with baroque pillars, a six-story chandelier, and a pair of German-made lions in the lobby, has just reopened as a Hilton hotel.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov missed the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the second time, but the hotel officially opened after several years of renovations, according to the paper.

The hotel's website, on the other hand, says the hotel will be "open for business soon - Reservations can be made for arrival as of 1st August." Inquiring minds want to know!

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