According to legend, architect Shchusev couldn’t decide on the final design of the hotel and brought two versions to Stalin for approval. Stalin, instead of choosing one, signed between the two drawings. Shchusev scratched his head and built the hotel in two styles at once. As a result, the facade facing the Kremlin has one design, while the one facing Okhotny Ryad has another. There are two plausible explanations for this myth: The hotel began construction in the early 1930s under Shchusev's students, but later they were removed from the project, and the master was called to redo everything, adding Stalinist Empire style details to the earlier constructivism design. The asymmetry is linked to structural features, as it wasn’t built from scratch but was a reconstruction of the Grand Hotel, which stood there previously. The decoration of part of the building was abandoned because the old walls couldn’t support the load. I explore Moscow, its nooks, legends, and mysteries. I check places based on my own experience and do reviews on weekends.