Maidens Hotel, Delhi, an
Oberoi Group hotel, originally known as Maiden's Metropolitan Hotel, is a
heritage
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hotel in the
Civil Lines
Civil Lines, historically known as White Town, were residential neighborhoods developed during the British Raj for senior civilian officers, such as the Divisional Commissioner and District Magistrate. These townships were established across the In ...
area of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
,
India
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. It was opened in 1903 in its present location.
History
The original hotel (Metropolitan Hotel) was jointly run by two Englishmen brothers, the Maiden brothers, from 1894 onwards, and in its present location by one of them, J. Maiden, from 1903 onwards. In the early 20th century, the hotel was widely considered to be the best hotel in Delhi. At the time of the
1903 Coronation Durbar held by
Lord Curzon
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), known as Lord Curzon (), was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India ...
to celebrate the coronation of
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910.
The second child ...
as
Emperor of India
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, the Metropolitan Hotel was the most sought after hotel accommodation in Delhi and the most expensive. The hotel was originally painted in Red in its early days.
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See also
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Ludlow Castle, Delhi
Ludlow Castle, Delhi was a building located in the Civil Lines in Delhi, India, which for a time during Company rule in India, East India Company rule in the first half of the 19th century served as the Residency (country subdivision), Residency ...
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List of hotels in Delhi
External links
Maidens Hotel, websiteMost expensive hotel in India
Hotels in Delhi
The Oberoi Group
Heritage hotels in India
North Delhi district
Indian companies established in 1903
Hotel buildings completed in 1903
Hotels established in 1903
20th-century architecture in India
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