The Polissya hotel ( uk, Готе́ль Полісся; russian: Гостиница Полесье) is one of the tallest buildings in the
abandoned city of
Pripyat,
Ukraine (which was affected by the
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuc ...
). It was built in the mid-1970s to house delegations and guests visiting the
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
"At the Very Sources of the History of the Pripyat City"
Currently, the hotel is half-ruined.
The hotel continued to be occupied for weeks after the evacuation of Pripyat, to house nuclear engineers from across the USSR who came to observe the disaster and evaluate its consequences. The hotel was also used for crisis meetings.
In popular culture
* The hotel is a primary setting for the 2019 miniseries '' Chernobyl.''
* The hotel is featured in fourth-to-last level of the game '' S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'', where it is the location of a crucial mission to obtain the game's best ending.
* The hotel is visible in the background of the ''Pripyat'' level of '' S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat'', though it is outside the playable area.
* The hotel is featured in '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', where Price and MacMillan shoot Zakhaev from.
* The hotel is seen in Suede's music video, " Life Is Golden".
* The hotel is featured in a few levels of the game ''Chernobylite''. The building model (both inside and outside) is made using photogrammetry
Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant ima ...
, and players are able to explore the building through the missions.
References
Buildings and structures in Pripyat
Hotels in Ukraine
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Hotels built in the Soviet Union
Defunct hotels
Hotel buildings completed in 1975
1975 establishments in Ukraine
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