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During the Soviet era, the top floor of this hotel was off-limits...

DSC_1838.jpg Thumbnails...because it was a KGB listening post.  The hotel rooms were all buggedThumbnails...because it was a KGB listening post.  The hotel rooms were all buggedThumbnails...because it was a KGB listening post.  The hotel rooms were all buggedThumbnails...because it was a KGB listening post.  The hotel rooms were all bugged

This was the official 'Intourist' (Soviet travel agency) hotel for visiting foreigners.