Rostov Hotel

Rostov Hotel (Russian: Гостиница «Ростов») is a hotel in Rostov-on-Don. It was built in 1934 in the style of Soviet constructivism by the architects Ilya Cherkessian, Khachatur Chalkhushyan and Leonid Eberg. It is the oldest operating hotel in Rostov-on-Don. The building is currently occupied by Marins Park Hotel Rostov.^[1]

Rostov Hotel
Гостиница «Ростов»
General information
Architectural style	Soviet constructivism
Town or city	Rostov-on-Don
Country	Russia
Year(s) built	1934
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ilya Cherkessian, Khachatur Chalkhushyan, Leonid Eberg

Architecture

Rostov Hotel has typical features of constructivist architecture. There are geometric shapes with an ascetic dryness of the facades. It has a functional layout with gray, unpainted facades made of reinforced concrete; large areas of glazing; and ribbon character of windows (vertical or horizontal). Flat roofs are hidden behind parapets.^[2]

History

During the German occupation in World War II, the building was a German soldiers' club.^[3] The hotel suffered during battles in the city.^[4] After the war, the former apartments became the rooms of communal apartments. Because of the dense population of the building, the authorities of Rostov-on-Don could not issue a decree to restore it for a while. The reconstruction was completed only in 1965 under the guidance of architect Leonid Eberg. The Rostov Hotel was the last renovated building after the war in Rostov-on-Don. Its initial appearance was partially lost: the columns piercing the two floors upwards were dismantled, and the dark color of the window frames was replaced by white.^[5]