InterContinental Warsaw is a five-star hotel in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, located between Emilia Plater, Śliska, and Sosnowa Streets.
History
It was designed by a team of architects under the leadership of Tadeusz Spychała. Its construction started in 2001 and ended in November 2003. It is the tallest hotel in Poland, the third-tallest in Europe, and one of the tallest five-star hotels in the world.
The building is characterised by its unusual shape and is finished in pea-green tones, like the adjacent
Warsaw Financial Center
Warsaw Financial Center is a skyscraper in Warsaw with a height of topped with an antenna mast which is nearly .
Description
The building was constructed to comply with all applicable building codes of the United States, including an emergency g ...
. The building houses 414 rooms of various standards, including the presidential suite, 76 luxury suites with kitchenettes, and has 13 conference rooms. The building also has a ballroom, two bars, two restaurants, an
E. Wedel
E. Wedel (pronunciation: ) is a Polish confectionery company, which has been producing a variety of chocolates, cakes, and snacks since 1851. Wedel is also a well-recognized brand of candy in Poland, considered to be the "Polish national chocolat ...
chocolate fountain, sauna, fitness club, spa, and solarium. A modern swimming pool, located on the 43rd and 44th floors (150 meters above the ground) is the highest indoor swimming pool in Europe. Underground, spread over five levels, there is a car park for 175 vehicles. Construction of the building cost more than 100 million Euros.
In order to build the skyscraper, the site was closed for almost a year and a legendary Polish jazz club, Akwarium, had to be demolished (it was relocated to the nearby
Złote Tarasy
The Złote Tarasy (''Golden Terraces'') is a commercial, office, and entertainment
complex in the center of Warsaw, Poland, located next to the Warszawa Centralna railway station between the Jana Pawła II and Emilii Plater streets. It opened ...
shopping complex). The inhabitants of the surrounding blocks protested against the new building, claiming that it would obscure the sun. Ultimately, an agreement with the residents was reached - thanks to the building's "cut out" shape, nearby buildings' access to light is less restricted.
The InterContinental Warszawa is the third tallest hotel in Europe after
Hotel Ukraina and Spain's
Gran Hotel Bali
Gran Hotel Bali is a 4-star hotel located in Benidorm, province of Alicante, Spain. It is, at 186 metres high (210 metres including the mast), 52 storey skyscraper and the tallest building on Europe's Mediterranean coast. It was the tallest bu ...
. The hotel has the deepest foundation of all the skyscrapers in Poland, with a depth of 20.7 metres.. The hotel is located opposite the house of the well-known pianist
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman (; 5 December 1911 – 6 July 2000) was a Polish pianist and classical composer of Jewish descent. Szpilman is widely known as the central figure in the 2002 Roman Polanski film '' The Pianist'', which was based on Szpilman ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Poland
Poland has 56 high-rise buildings that stand at least tall, being also one of 17 countries in the world to have a supertall skyscraper (building that rises at least ).
Historically, the title of the tallest building in Poland since the Middle ...
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Architecture of Warsaw
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings o ...
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Branicki Residential House
The Branicki Residential House is an eclectic-style historic building dating back to 1903, located on Smolna Street in Warsaw, Poland. It currently houses a four-star boutique Hotel Indigo Warsaw, a brand of InterContinental Hotels Group.
History ...
External links
The hotel's official websiteEmporis page for InterContinental WarsawSkyscrapers of Warsaw - Intercontinental Hotel
References
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Hotel buildings completed in 2003
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Skyscraper hotels in Poland