For other uses, see Hotel Europe.

The hotel is situated at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and Mikhailovskaya Street.
Share of the St. Petersburg company "Hotel Europe", issued 1873

The Grand Hotel Europe (Russian: Гранд Отель Европа) is a historic five-star luxury hotel on Nevsky Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

History

The Grand Hotel d'Europe was built from 1873 to 1875, to designs by Swiss/Russian architect Ludwig Fontana. It opened on 9 February 1875. The hotel's opening is often listed as 28 January 1875, because Russia was still using the Julian calendar at the time, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian calendar used in the rest of the world.[1] The hotel's interiors were remodeled by architect Fyodor Lidval from 1907-1914 in the Art Nouveau style. Additional work was done at this time by Leon Benois, including a notable decorative stained glass window and ceiling in the dining room.[2] During the Soviet period, the hotel was known as the Hotel Evropeiskaya.

The hotel closed on 5 January 1989 for a complete restoration by a Soviet/Swedish joint venture, overseen by architect Viktoria Struzman.[3] It reopened on 21 December 1991, managed by the Swedish Reso Hotels chain as the Reso Grand Hotel Europe, with a grand opening celebration following on 5 January 1992.[4] On 1 November 1995, the German Kempinski chain took over management,[5] and the hotel became the Grand Hotel Europe.[6] On 10 February 2005, Orient-Express Hotels purchased the hotel for $85 million[7] and took over management.[8][9] In 2014, Orient-Express Hotels was renamed Belmond Ltd. and the hotel became the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe. Belmond ceased operating the hotel in 2023.

Its marble-and-gilt interiors, sweeping staircases and elegant furniture have attracted crowds of well-to-do visitors, including Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Elton John, Bill Clinton,[10]

References

  1. ^ https://avstumpfl.com/en/showcase/140th-anniversary-of-grand-hotel-europe/
  2. ^ https://grandhoteleurope.com/en/events/l-europe/
  3. ^ "Belmond Grand Hotel Europe (1875), St. Petersburg | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now".
  4. ^ Bivens, Matt (22 June 1993). "Changing Lifestyles : Russia Has New Luxury--and Some Old Habits : Ritzy hotel staffed by 'heroes of capitalist labor' is thriving". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ https://famoushotels.org/hotels/grand-hotel-europe
  6. ^ https://www.forbes.com/2004/05/19/cx_es_0519suite.html
  7. ^ https://www.the-independent.com/news/britain-s-orient-express-firm-buys-russia-s-oldest-and-grandest-hotel-1530176.html
  8. ^ https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article14921.html
  9. ^ https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Orient-Express-Hotels-acquires-Russia-s-Grand-Hotel-Europe
  10. ^ "Belmond Grand Hotel Europe". www.inyourpocket.com. UAB In Your Pocket. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  • Bogdanov, I. A. (1999). Гранд-отель Европа в Санкт-Петербурге [Grand Hotel Europe in Saint Petersburg] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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