Polissya hotel
The Polissya hotel (Ukrainian: Готе́ль Полісся; Russian: Гостиница Полесье ) is one of the tallest buildings in the abandoned city of Pripyat,[1] Ukraine (which was affected by the Chernobyl disaster). It was built in the mid-1970s to house delegations and guests visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant.[2] Currently, the hotel is half-ruined.
Popular culture[]
- The hotel is a primary setting for the acclaimed 2019 miniseries Chernobyl
- The hotel is featured in fourth-to-last level of the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, where it is the location of a crucial mission to obtain the game's best ending.
- The hotel is visible in the background of the Pripyat level of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, though it is outside the playable area.
- The hotel is featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.[3]
- The hotel is seen in Suede's music video, "Life Is Golden".
- The hotel is featured in a few levels of the game Chernobylite. Building model (inside and outside) is made using photogrammetry, and players are able to explore the building through the missions.
References[]
- ^ Pripyat.com Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "At the Very Sources of the History of the Pripyat City" Archived 2010-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Infinity Ward (2007-11-06). Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Windows) (1.0 ed.). Activision.
External links[]
Media related to Polissya hotel at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°24′26″N 30°03′30″E / 51.40715°N 30.05823°E
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Pripyat
- Hotels in Ukraine
- Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
- Hotels built in the Soviet Union
- Defunct hotels
- Hotel buildings completed in 1975
- 1975 establishments in Ukraine
- Ukrainian building and structure stubs