SINCE ITS COMPLETION THE METROPOLHAS ALWAYS PLAYED A GREATER ROLE IN MOSCOWS LIFE THAN SIMPLY THAT OF A GRAND HOTEL. IT HAS BEEN A PART OF HISTORY WITH ITS CORRIDORS WITNESSING MANY OF THE HISTORIC EVENTS OF THE CENTURY. DESIGNED IN 1898 IS A STYLE MODERNE BY WILLIAM WALCOTT THE HOTEL HAS HAD AN ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY. FROM THE BEGINNING THE METROPOL ATTRACTED THE CREAM OF MOSCOW SOCIETY LEO TOLSTOY AND RACHMANINOV FREQUENTED THE HOTEL, SHALYAPIN SANG HERE. BERNARD SHAW AND BERTOLD BRECHT WERE GUESTS OF THE HOTEL. THE GUEST LIST SINCE RENOVATION BOASTS NAMES LIKE M. ...Read More