Azimut Hotel Murmansk Explained

Azimut Hotel Murmansk
Native Name Lang:ru
Building Type:Hotel
Owner:Azimut Hotels (50%), City of Murmansk (50%)
Location:Five Corners, Murmansk
Address:82 Lenin Avenue
Location Town:Murmansk
Location Country:Russia
Coordinates:68.9712°N 33.0762°W
Completion Date:1984
Opened Date:29 January 1985
Renovation Date:13 September 2014
Height:54.86m (179.99feet)
Floor Count:19
Ren Architect:Nikolai Lyzlov
Ren Contractor:RD Group
Hotel Chain:Azimut Hotels
Number Of Rooms:186
Number Of Restaurants:2
Number Of Bars:2
Parking:150
Website:Official website
References:[1]

The Azimut Hotel Murmansk is a high-rise hotel in the center of Murmansk, Russia. It opened in 1984, as the Hotel Arktika (Russian: Арктика) and was renamed the Azimut Hotel Murmansk in 2014, following major renovations. It is the tallest building in Murmansk[2] and the tallest building located north of the Arctic Circle.[3] [4] [1]

Description

The hotel is located at 82 Lenin Avenue at Five Corners, Murmansk's main square. Prior to its 2009 closing, the hotel had a restaurant (also called "Arctic"), a cafe (the "Day and Night"), a billiards room, a hairdressing salon, a tanning salon, and several shops, bars, and coffee shops.[5]

History

The first Murmansk hotel named "Arktika" opened in 1933. It was a four–story brick building with 100 rooms.[6] In 1972 – 1984 the old hotel was demolished and replaced by the current building.[2]

Before 1988 the hotel was a state enterprise. In 1990 it became the property of a joint Soviet–Swedish company. In 1996 it acquired the status of a municipal hotel and restaurant complex, in 2003 it became a municipal unitary enterprise,[2] and in 2006 it was privatized. Half the shares are held by the City of Murmansk and half by the Azimut Hotels Corporation.[4]

In 1996 (the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Murmansk), following an initiative by mayor Oleg Naydenov, chimes were installed in the hotel which play "My Beloved Arctic",[7] [8] the unofficial anthem of the Murmansk region. The chimes were silenced from 2007 to 2009 for repairs.[9]

Renovation

In 2009 the Hotel Arctic was closed for renovation, to upgrade the comfort and safety of the hotel.[10] [11]

The renovation was undertaken by the Azimut Hotels Company, the architectural firm of Nikolai Lyzlov,[12] and a British architectural firm.

The renovation was designed so as to update the facade, increase the number of elevators, and provide space for boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. The utilities were to be updated, the outdated fire safety systems was to be replaced, and the average room size was to be increased to 80m2. The first six or seven floors were converted to office space, with hotel rooms occupying only the upper ten floors.[13]

The hotel reopened as the Azimut Hotel Murmansk on 13 September 2014.[14]

Notable guests

Various persons of note stayed at the old or new Arctic, including the Soviet physicist Sergei Vavilov, the arctic explorers Vladimir Wiese, Otto Schmidt, and Ivan Papanin, the Soviet writers Veniamin Kaverin, Konstantin Simonov, and Valentin Kataev, and the Russian/Soviet zoologist Nikolai Knipovich. The hotel provides accommodation for participants in the Northern Festival (the "Polar Olympics") which is held in Murmansk.[2]

In literature

The Arctic is mentioned in the poem "A Toast to Zhenya" by Yuri Vizbor:[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arktika Hotel, Murmansk - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2019-10-23.
  2. Web site: Арктика . Hotel Arctic . Kola Encyclopedia . October 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083033/http://kolaenc.gov-murman.ru/enc/a/index.shtml?page=46&name=pager&base=a&file=index&kol=25&top=1 . April 25, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Гостиница "Арктика". Визитная карточка Мурманска. Самое высокое здание за полярным кругом . Hotel "Arctic." An icon of Murmansk. The tallest building in the Arctic Circle. . TV–21 TV Murmansk . October 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007121903/http://www.tv21.ru/miracles/obekty_uchastnik/unikalnye_obekty_proizvodstvennoy_sfery/gostinica_arktika_vizitnaya_kartochka_murmanska_samoe_vysokoe_zdanie_za_polyarnym_krugoma/page%2C0/ . October 7, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Самое высокое здание за Полярным кругом . The tallest building in the Arctic Circle . September 1, 2009 . Istikon . October 31, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330224937/http://www.istikon.ru/news/detail.php?ID=91156 . March 30, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Гостиница "Арктика", Мурманск . Hotel Arctic, Murmansk . Allbiz . October 21, 2011.
  6. News: Eva Hartog . Soviet-Era Arktika Hotel Reflects Murmansk's Turbulent History . Hotel Arktika: Tallest Building North of the Arctic Circle . . 29 September 2014 . 14 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Ход времени . The Passage of Time . Olga White . October 15, 2009 . AIF Northwest (Conversations and Facts Northwest) . October 21, 2011.
  8. Web site: В Заполярье есть свой Биг–Бен и музыкальные куранты . The Polar Region Has its Own Big Ben Chimes and Music . Anna Solovyova . September 20, 2008 . Komsomolskaya Pravda . October 21, 2011 .
  9. Web site: Городской телетайп: итоги недели . The City TDD: Weekly . October 20, 2009 . The Evening Murmansk . October 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403115336/http://vmnews.ru/city/2009/10/20/gorodskoy-teletayp-itogi-nedeli-3 . 2012-04-03 . dead .
  10. Web site: Гостиница "Арктика" сохранит свое название . Hotel "Arctic" will retain its name . October 7, 2009 . Murman.ru . October 21, 2011.
  11. Web site: Reconstruction of the largest hotel of Murmansk will come to the end in 2011 . https://archive.today/20120425232812/http://www.hibiny.ru/news/en/archive/14771 . dead . April 25, 2012 . TV-21 . September 1, 2009 . Hibiny.ru . November 19, 2011 .
  12. Web site: Самое высокое здание за Полярным кругом в РФ реконструируют к середине 2011 года - Это интересно . Interesting note: the tallest building in the Arctic Circle in Russia to be remodeled by mid-2011 . arundelda.ru . October 31, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425123523/http://arundelda.ru/7344055.php . April 25, 2012 .
  13. Web site: Гостиница Арктика в Мурманске . Hotel Arctic in Murmansk . proMurmansk . October 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083033/http://www.promurmansk.ru/gostiniza-arktika.shtml . April 25, 2012 . dead .
  14. Web site: 2 billion rubles were invested into the reconstruction of Arctic . Interfax Realty . 15 September 2014 . 18 December 2015 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925152216/http://realty.interfax.ru/realtyinf.asp?id=396738&sec=1461 . 25 September 2015 .
  15. Book: Kryuchkov . Vladimir . Thorns . R. . Визбор Ю.И. Сочинения . Works of Y. I. Vizbora . 1: Poems and Songs . 1999 . Lokid . Moscow .

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