Donbass Palace is the first 5-star hotel in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...

that joined The Leading Hotels of the World (2005).

History

Hotel "Donbass" was built in 1938 upon the plans of N. Rechanikov and A. Shuvalova. During the construction, the project was redesigned by N. Porkhunov. Panteley Tamurov supervised construction. During the

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, the

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was headquartered in the hotel; the building was partially destroyed during the war. From 1947 to 1949, the building was renovated, but the dome was not restored due to lack of funds. In 1971, the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture conducted restoration works. The hotel was considered an architectural monument of the Donetsk region. On 26 February 2001, the old building was blown up. On 15 May 2004, the

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"Donbass Palace" was opened. The new building slightly differs from the original. Currently, Donbass Palace is owned by ESTA Group, which operates the real estate business of System Capital Management group.

Infrastructure

Donbass Palace is located in the centre of

, near the Drama Theatre, the

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, and commercial areas. The Hotel offers 129 rooms, an indoor

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, spa-center, and

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. Donbass Palace Hotel has two

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restaurants, a lobby lounge, and L'Opera Hall, which serves as a concert hall or a ball room. For business meetings, the hotel provides a business centre and two conference halls.

Awards

Donbass Palace is the first Ukrainian hotel to become a member of the LHW 13 November 2005 - “Ukraine’s Leading Hotel 2005”
20 September 2006 - “Ukraine’s Leading Hotel 2006” and “Ukraine’s Leading Business Hotel 2006”

Other information

* During the cornerstone laying in October 2001,

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buried a

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. * In 2008, Donbass Palace was a shooting area for the screen adaptation of Dmitry Gerasimov's novel "Cross in the Circle" * In 2009, Donetsk journalist Yevgeniy Yasenov published a book named ''Donbass Palace'' dedicated to the 5-year anniversary of the hotel.

References

External links

Donbass Palace official web page
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