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The Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow is a five-star luxury hotel in Moscow city centre, on a bend of the Moskva River, managed by the Rezidor Hotel Group. It still maintains its historic name of Hotel Ukraina. == History == Hotel Ukraina was commissioned by Joseph Stalin.〔(Stalin's grand hotel sells for £59m ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 25 November 2005〕 It was designed by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky (leading Soviet expert on steel-framed highrise construction), and is the second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era "seven sisters" (, with 34 stories). It was the tallest hotel in the world from the time of its construction until the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1976. Construction on the low river bank meant that the builders had to dig well below the water level. This was enabled by an ingenious water retention system, using a perimeter of needle pumps driven deep into the ground. The hotel opened on May 25, 1957.〔http://www.ukraina-hotel.ru/en/about/history/〕 It closed in 2007 for a complete renovation and restoration. In 2009, the owners signed a contract with the Rezidor Hotel Group to manage the hotel as the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The hotel maintains its original name, however, for some purposes. The hotel reopened on April 28, 2010 after its 3-year-renovation. The façade was restored in detail, while modern technology has been added, including multi-level water cleaning systems and air circulation systems. The hotel was acquired by billionaire property investor God Nisanov for £59 million during an auction in 2005.〔 He co-owns it with Zarakh Iliev.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/god-nisanov/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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