The Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel is a luxury hotel on the Grand Boulevard of Budapest's Erzsébet körút part, under Erzsébet körút 9–11, in the 7th district of

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History

The building opened on October 23, 1894, as a local office of the New York Life Insurance Company. It was designed by architect Alajos Hauszmann, along with

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and Kálmán Giergl. The famous New York Café ( hu, New York Kávéház), located on the ground floor, has been a longtime center for Hungarian literature and poetry. The statues and other ornaments on the facade of the building, as well as the café's 16 imposing devilish

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s, are the works of Károly Senyei. The building was damaged in

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, and then nationalized during the communist era. The New York Café was renamed the Hungaria Café in 1954. In 1957, the Hungarian sculptors

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and

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carved replicas in the Café of the damaged allegorical sculptures of Thrift and Wealth, America and Hungary. The New York Café was returned to its historic name in 1989, with the fall of Communism. In February 2001, the structure was sold by the Hungarian government to the Italian

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chain for $8 million. The building was totally renovated and reopened on May 5, 2006 as New York Palace - A Boscolo Luxury Hotel, a 107-room luxury hotel, including the restored New York Café. In 2011, the name was shortened to Boscolo Budapest Hotel. In 2017 it joined

The Dedica Anthology Hotels The Dedica Anthology was a luxury hotel brand launched on 21 April 2018. History In 1978 the Boscolo Family opened its first Hotel in Sottomarina. During the following 40 years the business grew under the Boscolo Hotels brand and further openi ...

as the New York Palace Budapest Hotel. It was renamed Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel on November 24, 2021.

Gallery

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References

External links

Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel official website
{{Budapest Hotels in Budapest Erzsébetváros Hotel buildings completed in 1894 Hotels established in 2006 Landmarks in Hungary New York Life Insurance Company