Monopol Hotel in Katowice is a
five star historic hotel located in
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
,
Silesian Voivodeship, Poland at Dworcowa Street 5.
History
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The hotel was built in 1900 in the
eclectic
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style with elements of
Art Nouveau
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and
Gothic Revival architecture
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on the site of former ''Cafe Central''. It was designed by architect Ludwik Goldstein and officially opened in 1902. It quickly became one of the most representational hotels in the city. Its first owner was Arnold Lustig. The hotel is located opposite the
Katowice historic train station and in the 1930s it housed the
Orbis travel agency, restaurants, cafes, hairdersser's studio as well as the ''Kaftal'' lottery hall. During
World War II
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, the hotel building was taken over and managed by the Germans. After he war, the hotel was the seat of such institutions as
PKO Bank Polski and
Polish Press Agency. At the beginning of 21st century, the hotel was renovated and in 2007 it acquired the five star status. Today it is part of the Likus Hotele & Restauracje group which belongs to the Likus family of hoteliers who also manage luxury hotels in
Kraków
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,
Łódź
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and
Wrocław
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.
Notable guests
Among the prominent guests of the hotel are
Jan Kiepura,
Arthur Rubinstein
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Josephine Baker
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,
Karol Szymanowski
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Szymanowski's early works show the inf ...
,
Eugeniusz Bodo,
Marta Eggerth
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,
Deep Purple
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,
Woody Allen
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,
David Beckham
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and
Paris Hilton. In 2012, the
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as well as the
Portugal national football team
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stayed at the hotel during the
UEFA Euro 2012
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.
See also
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Monopol Hotel
The Monopol Hotel is a historic five-star hotel located at Helena Modrzejewska Street, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland.
History
It was built in 1892 in what was then Breslau, Germany, in Art Nouveau/ Neo-Baroque style on the site of the graveya ...
, Wrocław
*
List of hotels in Poland Bydgoszcz
* Hotel "Bohema" in Bydgoszcz
* Hotel Brda in Bydgoszcz
*Hotel "Pod Orlem" in Bydgoszcz
Katowice
*Altus Skyscraper
*Monopol Hotel
Kraków
* Sheraton Grand Kraków
Lublin
* Grand Hotel Lublinianka
Łódź
* Andel's Hotel Łódź
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References
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Hotels in Poland
Buildings and structures in Katowice
Hotel buildings completed in 1902