NATALIJA UGRINA

The Bank Hotel in Stockholm doesn't hide what it used to be — original bronze doors, carved stonework, and the old bank's engravings still intact. There's a specific kind of thrill that hits when you walk into a hotel lobby and realize the floor under your feet used to be a bank floor. The marble is too grand for a place that just wants to sell you a room. The ceilings are too high. There's a vault door somewhere, repurposed into a bar or a walk-in closet or, if you're lucky,