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Hotel Polen
The Hotel Polen fire occurred on 9 May 1977 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conflagration destroyed the Hotel Polen (''Hotel Poland''), a five-story hotel in the centre of the city which had been built in 1891, as well as the furniture store on the ground level and a nearby bookstore. Many of the tourists staying at the hotel (of whom the majority were Swedes) jumped to their deaths trying to escape the flames. Upon their arrival, the fire department used a life net to help people escape, but not everyone could be saved. The incident resulted in 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown. In 1986 the Polish-born artist Ania Bien created a photographic installation based on the fire which compared it to the Holocaust. The hotel was located between the Kalverstraat (no. 15–17) and the Rokin (no. 14), near the present day Madame Tussauds. Its place is now occupied by the Rokin Plaza, originally an office building, which today houses several fashio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokin Plaza
The Rokin Plaza is a large retail complex south of the Dam in Amsterdam which used to be an office building. The name refers to the Rokin canal on which the building sits. Location and interior The complex lies behind the Madame Tussauds building. Through the building lies the Papenbroeksteeg which connects the Kalverstraat with the Rokin and also gives access to the offices and the interior court. The building houses many offices. Hotel Polen which burned down in 1977 (causing 33 deaths) stood at the location presently occupied by the Rokin Plaza. As of 2010 Rokin Plaza was one of the largest office buildings in the centre of Amsterdam with an office space of and a retail area of . In that year the Rokin Plaza was sold to Emmes Group. In August 2012 it was announced that the American fashion chain Forever 21 would open a branch in the building in late 2013. This date wasn't met. After the facade was completely changed Forever 21 opened a branch in the building on 19 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnapolsky Concern
The Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, often informally referred to as Kras'','' is a five-star hotel on Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1865, the hotel has 451 rooms, a convention center, restaurants and a pier for boats on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal. The original owner of the hotel, Adolph Wilhelm Krasnapolsky, purchased the building in 1865 and turned it into a popular restaurant in 1866. He also bought the adjacent buildings and in 1879/1880 added rooms. During the same period, he built a chic conservatory with palm trees and cupola, designed by architect G.B. Salm, which was considered to be very modern for its time due to the use of glass, steel and electric lighting. To mark the exhibition of 1883, he built the business into a hotel with 125 rooms. In the late 19th century, it was the only hotel in Amsterdam with hot water and telephones in each room. After World War I, more buildings were purchased and the hotel was extended to Pijlsteeg. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Kraft
Walter Kraft (Cologne, 9 June 1905 – Amsterdam, 9 May 1977) was a German organist and composer, best known for his remarkably long tenure (1929–72) at the Marienkirche, Lübeck. Biography Kraft studied piano and organ in Hamburg with Hanneman, and studied composition in Berlin with Paul Hindemith. After his studies, his first professional organist position was Hamburg's Markuskirche in 1924, followed by Altona's Lutherkirche in 1927. In 1929, Kraft was unanimously selected (from among 45 applicants) for a life appointment as organist in Lübeck's Marienkirche. He held this position until his retirement in 1972. During this tenure, he revived the practice of evening concerts of sacred works. Such concerts, collectively called ''Abendmusik'', had been regularly given by his predecessors at the church, notably Dietrich Buxtehude and Franz Tunder; but they had ceased in 1810, mainly due to the dislocation caused to northern Germany by the Napoleonic wars. Kraft pursued historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå
TT News Agency (Swedish: TT Nyhetsbyrån or simply TT; formerly ''Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå'' until 2013) is a Swedish news agency, the largest in Scandinavia, owned jointly by the country's newspapers and the media groups behind them. TT's services are used as the exclusive source of national news by many local media outlets. TT News Agency is the national wire service in Sweden with a history dating back to the 1920s. TT News Agency provides news articles, images, video and infographics to Sweden's media outlets, companies and public authorities. TT News Agency is ranked as one of Europe's most profitable news agencies. The number of employees is, as of 2018, 208 people. TT News Agency is privately owned by the largest Swedish media houses and stands absolutely free from any government, religious or political spheres. CEO and Editor in chief is Jonas Eriksson. TT represent the photographer Lennart Nilsson Lennart Nilsson (24 August 1922 – 28 January 2017) was a Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of ''Aftonbladet i Stockholm'' during the modernization of Sweden. Often critical and oppositional, the paper was repeatedly banned from publishing. However, Hierta circumvented the bans by constantly reviving the paper under slightly modified names, as, legally speaking, a new publication. Thus, on 16 February 1835, he issued the first edition of New Aftonbladet, which would – after yet another ban – be followed by Newer Aftonbladet, in turn followed by Fourth Aftonbladet, Fifth Aftonbladet, and so on. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, ''Aftonbladet'', after a total of 25 name changes. It currently describes itself as an "independent social-democratic newspaper." The owners of ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Waarheid
''De Waarheid'' (literally 'The Truth') was the newspaper of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. It originated in 1940 under the German occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 an ... as a resistance paper, the day after general H.G. Winkelman had forbidden publication of the earlier Communist ''Volksdagblad''. The party decided on May 15, 1940, to continue the ''Volksdagblad'' illegally under the name ''De Waarheid''. The first months were spent setting up a nationwide network of 'handout points' ('stencilposten'), the main articles would be written centrally, whereas the different 'handout points' added localized articles. These local versions sometimes were published under different names as 'De vonk' ('The spark') and 'Het noorderlicht' ('The northern light'). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegraph Herald
The ''Telegraph Herald'', locally referred to as the ''TH'', is a daily newspaper published in Dubuque, Iowa, for the population of Dubuque and surrounding areas in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The newspaper is the result of a 1901 merger of the ''Dubuque Herald'' and the ''Dubuque Telegraph''. A descendant of the ''Dubuque Visitor'' (founded in 1836), the ''Dubuque Herald''s first editor was Dennis Mahony. The ''Telegraph'' was founded in 1870, and before merging with the ''Herald'' had absorbed eight local publications. John S. Murphy was the editor and publisher of the ''Telegraph'' at the time of its merger until his death in March 1902. He was a prominent Democratic leader, and editorialized at the time of the merger that "politically and economically the policy of the ''Telegraph-Herald'' will be a continuation of that of the ''Telegraph''." His son and successor as editor from 1902 to 1914, Richard Louis Murphy, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932. The paper is pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Krasnapolsky
The Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, often informally referred to as Kras'','' is a five-star hotel on Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1865, the hotel has 451 rooms, a convention center, restaurants and a pier for boats on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal. The original owner of the hotel, :nl:Adolph_Wilhelm_Krasnapolsky, Adolph Wilhelm Krasnapolsky, purchased the building in 1865 and turned it into a popular restaurant in 1866. He also bought the adjacent buildings and in 1879/1880 added rooms. During the same period, he built a chic conservatory with palm trees and cupola, designed by architect G.B. Salm, which was considered to be very modern for its time due to the use of glass, steel and electric lighting. To mark the Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling, exhibition of 1883, he built the business into a hotel with 125 rooms. In the late 19th century, it was the only hotel in Amsterdam with hot water and telephones in each room. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Receptionist
A receptionist is an employee taking an office or administrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby or front office desk of an organization or business. The title ''receptionist'' is attributed to the person who is employed by an organization to receive or greet any visitors, patients, or clients and answer telephone calls. The term ''front desk'' is used in many hotels for an administrative department where a receptionist's duties also may include room reservations and assignment, guest registration, cashier work, credit checks, key control, and mail and message service. Such receptionists are often called ''front desk clerks''. Receptionists cover many areas of work to assist the businesses they work for, including setting appointments, filing, record keeping, and other office tasks. Responsibilities The business duties of a receptionist may include answering visitors' enquiries about a company and its products or services, dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Porter
A night porter is a porter who is on duty during the night. A hotel commonly has a night porter to attend to the needs of guests and other incidents during the night. Traditionally a night porter might also be required to perform sundry maintenance and cleaning tasks such as polishing boots, emptying spittoons and laying fires. See also *Caretaker *Concierge *Receptionist A receptionist is an employee taking an office or administrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby or front office desk of an organization or business. The title ''receptionist'' is attributed to ... References External linksSecurity Guard Company Night Protective service occupations {{Job-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Star
The ''Windsor Star'' is a daily newspaper based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Postmedia Network, it is published Tuesdays through Saturdays. History The paper began as the weekly ''Windsor Record'' in 1888, changing its name to the ''Border Cities Star'' in 1918, when it was bought by W. F. Herman. The ''Border Cities Star'' was a daily newspaper published from September 3, 1918, until June 28, 1935. The founders W. F. Herman and Hugh Graybiel purchased the existing daily newspaper, the ''Windsor Record'' (known as the ''Evening Record'' from 1890 to November 1917), from John A. McKay on August 6, 1918. There was some conflict before the men purchased the newspaper. The ''Windsor Record'' had only partial wire service, and some felt that the national and international news was not sufficiently covered. Originally, the ''Border Cities Star'' was intended to be a rival daily newspaper to the ''Windsor Record''. However, Herman's application to Canadian Press Limited for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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