OREANDA-NEWS. On 14 April 2009 was announced, that reconstruction of Moskva Hotel is to be completed in the Russian capital next year.

“Now there is only finishing work to do, the building frame, lifts and utility network have been already prepared. Reconstruction of Moskva Hotel is to be completed in 2010,” Vladimir Resin, first deputy Moscow Mayor, said.

The official didn’t rule out the opening of commercial areas of Moskva in late 2009. “It will be a good hotel that will beautify Moscow,” Mr Resin emphasized.

The period of reconstruction of Moskva that was initiated in 2003 has been prolonged several times. The hotel was originally scheduled to be commissioned in late 2007, later its opening was postponed till late 2008. However, only offices, commercial areas and garages included in the project were developed by December 2008.

Moskva received the first guests in 1935. It has remained the biggest hotel of the USSR for a long time. The city authorities of Moscow recognized its building as a dangerous structure in 2000 and decided to demolish it and erect a new one with the same outside instead. Moskva was taken down in 2004, development of its substitute was started the year later.