Hotel Anglo-Hispano
| Hotel Anglo-Hispano | |
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 the former hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 36°7′35″N 5°26′44″W / 36.12639°N 5.44556°W |
Hotel Anglo-Hispano was a hotel in Algeciras, Spain. It is now used as office space.
History
This building operated as a hotel from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s. It was the scene of several major events in the history of Algeciras. In 1906, along with the nearby Hotel Reina Cristina, it served much of the delegations attending the Conference of Algeciras.[1] It underwent extensive restoration between 2007 and 2010 and is built in the eclectic style.
Architecture
The building style has three floors organized around a central courtyard, through which the rooms can be accessed by stylish stairs. One aspect of the facade on the ground floor are doors and window lintels with small decorative elements that correspond to the old hall. The rooms on the second and third floors have windows free of decoration but instead have balconies in colonial style. The terrace of the building repeats a very constructive element present in the city with a metal handrail attached by several piles of masonry. The hotel gardens are equally special. From the left side of the building is accessible to the Coral Courtyard, a unique set of homes built on the ancient gate of the medina Arabian Sea. By the sea, in the same street is the building of the Kursaal. This is a modern construction by Guillermo Pérez Villalta and it is an Exhibition Hall today.
Restoration
In 2007 the municipality of Algeciras made a specific amendment of the General Urban Plan (General Plan) in order to change the uses allowed for a building occupying this building plot. The purpose of this change was, given the high costs of restoration of the building, to allow the purchase of the building by a private company that would take over the work. Thus the management of the Hotel Anglo-Hispanic went from a plot for public use to private use. This made possible the restoration of the building in 2008 and its transformation into an office building occupied by a law firms called Anglo-Hispanic. The recovery of the building was accompanied by development of the mouth of the river with the construction of an urban park called Paseo del Rio de la Miel. This opened in 2010 and helped the value of the building and adjacent areas.
References
- ↑ White, John Albert (27 June 2002). Transition to Global Rivalry: Alliance Diplomacy and the Quadruple Entente, 1895-1907. Cambridge University Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-521-52665-4. Retrieved 4 August 2011.