Hotel Tobruk Explained
| Hotel Name: | Hotel Tobruk |
| Location: |  Tobruk, Libya |
| Opening Date: | 1937 |
Hotel Tobruk is a historic hotel in Tobruk, Libya.
History
The hotel Tobruk was built in 1937. It was located at the entrance of the port, the last stop before the Egyptian border.[1]
It provided shelter for Erwin Rommel during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II.[2]
Description
The hotel Tobruk had 20 rooms and an air-conditioning system.[1]
Notes and References
- Book: McLaren, Brian. Architecture and tourism in Italian colonial Libya: an ambivalent modernism. 9 March 2011. 2006. University of Washington Press. 978-0-295-98542-8. 194.
- Book: Jörgensen, Christer. Rommel's Panzers: Rommel and the Panzer Forces of the Blitzkrieg 1940-42. 9 March 2011. August 2003. Zenith Imprint. 978-0-7603-1481-4. 127.
