Hotel Astoria is a
five-star hotel located on
Saint Isaac's Square in
Saint Petersburg. Commissioned in 1910 by the Palace Hotel Company to host visitors to the
Romanov tercentenary, the hotel was designed by
Fyodor Lidval and first opened in 1912. After the
October Revolution, it continued to be used as a state-operated hotel, though during World War II it was also a field hospital. The hotel, now owned by
Rocco Forte Hotels, has been renovated several times, most recently in 2012.Photograph:
Florstein
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