 
The two hotels I stayed in Moscow are both the kind of old-style hotel constructed during the communist period. The names of both hotels are memorable and related to the universe – Sputnik and Cosmos. During the cold war era, Russia spent great effort in astronomical development as one of the propaganda ways to compete with the US. Sputnik is indeed the name of the first series of articifial satellite sent by the Russian to the universe. Seeing as a glorious achievement for the Russian I trust, the name has been used in quite some occasions in other product brands. For instance, one of the models of the Lada car is named Sputnik too. Cosmos Hotel, on the other hand, is a very stunning construction project I encountered in my first trip to Moscow. It is one of the largest hotels in Europe having 1700 rooms and a casino plus other peripheral facilities and shops. The curving façade with numerous window openings viewed from outside produces quite some resonance to the typical set up in those sci-fi fictions and films. The hotel was built in the early 80s for the Olympic Games taken place in Moscow. It is to a certain extent thrilling to me about how people create the form of dwelling for the massive population. Human exists in this way on world now. The same feeling came up to my mind when I was stuck in the middle of the commuter flow on the way to the escalator inside the metro station after getting off from the train. The Moscow metro network provides mobile means to millions of residents every day. Incredible. There must be a little glass room for the escalator controller in the metro station. From the eyes of these controllers, the endless motion of the passengers demonstrates a Chinese term we called the “ant citizen”. Human nature.Libellés : hotel, moscow, russia, space |
