The Cosmos Hotel is located in north-central

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in a green zone on one of the city's major streets,

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, 20 minutes drive from the city centre. It is located next to the

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exhibition center, close to Ostankino Telecom Tower, the

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and the "Sokolniki" Exhibition Complex.

Overview

The hotel complex was built to serve the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

held in Moscow in 1980. The building and the nearby monument "Conquerors of Space" were developed jointly by a team of Soviet and French architects: V. Andreev and T. Zaikin and B. Steiskal of Mosproekt 1; and O. Kakub, P. Jouglet, S. Epstein of France. Construction of buildings was a joint venture with French property company Sefri (today called Sefri Cime). The hotel, with 1,777 rooms, is the largest hotel in Russia. Cosmos Hotel, which is owned by

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, is located at Prospect Mira, 150 in Moscow.

History

The official opening ceremony took place on 18 July 1979 and was attended by prominent politicians, businessmen, and stars of the Soviet system. Special guest singer

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performed at the opening.http://www.hotelcosmos.ru/eng/ Hotel website

In popular culture

The Cosmos Hotel was a location in the Russian movie Day Watch. The hotel is also reviewed by YouTuber Benjamin Rich.

References

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* Hotels in Moscow Tourist attractions in Moscow Hotel buildings completed in 1979 Hotels established in 1979 1979 establishments in the Soviet Union Hotels built in the Soviet Union Buildings and structures completed in 1979 {{Russia-hotel-stub