Grand Hotel Europe Explained

Grand Hotel Europe
Building Type:Hotel
Location City:Saint Petersburg
Location Country:Russia
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Opened Date:1875
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Architectural:Art Nouveau
Architect: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

The Grand Hotel d'Europe opened on 28 January 1875.

In the 1910s, the hotel was remodeled in the Art Nouveau style to designs by Fyodor Lidval and Leon Benois. During the Soviet period, the hotel was known as the Hotel Evropeiskaya. It was completely restored between 1989 and 1991[1] and reopened in December 1991, managed by the Swedish Reso Hotels chain as the Reso Grand Hotel Europe.[2]

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,[3] The hotel was renamed the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe in 2014 when its parent company, Orient-Express Hotels, was renamed Belmond Ltd. Belmond ceased operating the hotel in 2023.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belmond Grand Hotel Europe (1875), St. Petersburg | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now.
  2. Web site: Bivens . Matt . 1993-06-22 . Changing Lifestyles : Russia Has New Luxury--and Some Old Habits : Ritzy hotel staffed by 'heroes of capitalist labor' is thriving. . 2023-03-16 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Belmond Grand Hotel Europe. www.inyourpocket.com. UAB In Your Pocket. 6 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190206112320/https://www.inyourpocket.com/st-petersburg-en/belmond-grand-hotel-europe_9265v. 6 February 2019. dmy-all.