Hotel Astoria, Brussels
| Hotel Astoria | |
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Hôtel Astoria, Brussels, 1910. | |
| General information | |
| Address | rue Royale, 101-103, Brussels, Belgium |
| Opening | 1910 |
| Owner | Global Hotels & Resorts |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henri Van Dievoet |
Coordinates: 50°51′4″N 4°21′54″E / 50.85111°N 4.36500°E
The Hotel Astoria is a five-star hotel in Brussels, Belgium, built in 1909. It has served as a famous meeting place of kings and other great statesmen and world personalities. Since 2000, the hotel has been listed as a protected monument.
History
The hotel was built in 1909 for the Brussels World's Fair (1910), at the request of King Leopold II. It was designed by the famous architect Henri Van Dievoet (1869–1931), a nephew of Joseph Poelaert. Built in a true Parisian spirit, the hotel's Louis XVI facade and majestic interior lend it a distinctly aristocratic appearance.[1] It is considered among the finest luxury hotels in the world.
Notes
- ↑ "Astoria: Die Nobelherberge von Brüssel", in, Bonn Journal, nov. 1972, n° 11, pp. 43 to 45 and Olivier Stevens, "La vie de palace. 3. L'hôtel Astoria. Palace et carnet mondain", in, La Libre. Match, n° 256 3 - 9 august 2006, pp. 88 to 95, (with illustrations).
See also
Hôtel Astoria, Brussels, in the year 2008.
A view of the Hôtel Astoria, Brussels, interior.
External links
- Description of the Hotel Astoria of Brussels
- Hotel Astoria greater.
- Extension of the Hotel Astoria.
- New extension of the Astoria
- Hotel Astoria in Brussels, Tiara Hotels.
- Film by Sabine Ringelheim over Hotel Astoria of Brussels
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