Esplanade Zagreb Hotel

Coordinates: 45°48′19″N 15°58′33″E / 45.80532°N 15.97584°E / 45.80532; 15.97584
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Esplanade Zagreb Hotel
Map
General information
Address1 Mihanovićeva Street
Town or cityZagreb
CountryCroatia
Opening22 April 1925[1]
Other information
Number of rooms209[1]
Website
www.esplanade.hr

The Esplanade Zagreb Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. It was built in 1925 to provide accommodation for passengers of the famous Orient Express train, which traveled between Paris and Istanbul.[2][3][4]

History

Facade
Hotel Esplanade, Zagreb at night

In 1917, an international tender was announced in which a number of prominent architects participated, including the famous Austrian architect

Belle Epoque
period. The hotel was given the name "Esplanade," which in its original form has the meaning "field", probably because it was built on a vast plain to the west of the station. The hotel was the center of Zagreb social life, especially in the 1920s, when it attracted amorous couples. According to legend, the first Croatian striptease party was held there at a farewell celebration for an Italian count. Famous singers, including Ivo Robić, played in Hotel Esplanade.[5]

During World War II, Esplanade was used by the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht.[6]

On November 6, 1964,

Inter-Continental Hotels chain, following a $1 million renovation, and was renamed Hotel Esplanade Intercontinental. In 1966, the name was adjusted slightly, to Hotel Esplanade Inter-Continental, when the chain was renamed. In 1967, a casino was opened.[1] The brand-new Inter-Continental Zagreb (today The Westin Zagreb), opened in 1975 and the Esplanade left the chain at the same time. The hotel also received a medal from President Josip Broz Tito
in 1975, with a golden wreath. Throughout the 20th century, the hotel was the site of key social events of the Croatian capital.

Many world famous personalities have stayed there, including

Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev, Alfred Hitchcock, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Catherine Deneuve, Orson Welles, Richard Burton, Yves Montand, Cliff Richard, Iron Maiden, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, and Ike and Tina Turner.[1]

The hotel was the filming site for the 1983 miniseries

The Winds of War and the 1988 television film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
.

In the 1990s, the hotel was privatized, and in 2002 it was acquired by the Austrian WSF-Gruppe.

TripAdvisor.[8]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 953-157-486-3
    .
  2. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Esplanade Zagreb Hotel celebrates 96th birthday today | Croatia Week". Croatia Week | Croatian news portal in English. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ "Esplanade Zagreb Hotel forced to close due to earthquake damage | Croatia Week". Croatia Week | Croatian news portal in English. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ "Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb: 95 years of elegance and sophistication | Croatia Week". Croatia Week | Croatian news portal in English. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  6. ^ "95. rođendan Esplanade: Neke slavne dame imale su milijun zahtjeva, a neke su samo htjele pojesti štrukle". diva.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Page 43".
  8. ^ "Esplanade najbolji hotel u Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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