Grand Hotel Europe
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Town or city | Saint Petersburg |
| Country | Russia |
| Opened | 28 January 1875 |
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| Architectural | Art Nouveau |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ludwig Fontana Fyodor Lidval Leon Benois |
The Grand Hotel Europe (Russian: Гранд Отель Европа) is a historic five-star luxury hotel on Nevsky Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
History
[edit]The Grand Hotel d'Europe was built from 1873 to 1975, to designs by Swiss/Russian architect Ludwig Fontana. It opened on 28 January 1875.[1] The hotel's interiors were remodeled by architect Fyodor Lidval from 1907-1914 in the Art Nouveau style. Additional work was done at this time by Leon Benois, including a notable decorative stained glass window and ceiling in the dining room.[2] During the Soviet period, the hotel was known as the Hotel Evropeiskaya.
The hotel closed in 1989 for a complete restoration, overseen by architect Viktoria Struzman.[3] It reopened on 21 December 1991, managed by the Swedish Reso Hotels chain as the Reso Grand Hotel Europe.[4] In November 1995, the German Kempinski chain took over operation,[5] and the hotel became the Grand Hotel Europe Kempinski.[6] On 10 February 2005, Orient-Express Hotels purchased the hotel for $85 million[7] and took over management,[8] and it again became the Grand Hotel Europe.[9] In 2014, Orient-Express Hotels was renamed Belmond Ltd. and the hotel became the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe. Belmond ceased operating the hotel in 2023.
Its marble-and-gilt interiors, sweeping staircases and elegant furniture have attracted crowds of well-to-do visitors, including Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Elton John, Bill Clinton,[10]
References
[edit]- ^ https://avstumpfl.com/en/showcase/140th-anniversary-of-grand-hotel-europe/
- ^ https://grandhoteleurope.com/en/events/l-europe/
- ^ "Belmond Grand Hotel Europe (1875), St. Petersburg | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now".
- ^ Bivens, Matt (22 June 1993). "Changing Lifestyles : Russia Has New Luxury--and Some Old Habits : Ritzy hotel staffed by 'heroes of capitalist labor' is thriving". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ https://famoushotels.org/hotels/grand-hotel-europe
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/2004/05/19/cx_es_0519suite.html
- ^ https://www.the-independent.com/news/britain-s-orient-express-firm-buys-russia-s-oldest-and-grandest-hotel-1530176.html
- ^ https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article14921.html
- ^ https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Orient-Express-Hotels-acquires-Russia-s-Grand-Hotel-Europe
- ^ "Belmond Grand Hotel Europe". www.inyourpocket.com. UAB In Your Pocket. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- Bogdanov, I. A. (1999). Гранд-отель Европа в Санкт-Петербурге [Grand Hotel Europe in Saint Petersburg] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg.
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External links
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Media related to Grand Hotel Europe at Wikimedia Commons
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