| Hotel International Brno | |
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| Former names | Interhotel Brno |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Brno |
| Address | Husova 200/16, Brno-střed, 602 00 |
| Town or city | Brno |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 49°11′42″N16°36′20″E / 49.194919°N 16.605529°E |
| Construction started | 1959 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Opened | 29 June 1962 |
| Inaugurated | 29 June 1962 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Arnošt Krejza, Miloš Kramoliš; Zdeňka Kopecká, Miroslav Brabec, Jiří Kadeřávek, Zbyšek Kašpar |
| Known for | Cultural monument, Oscar Niemeyer-inspired building |
| Website | |
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The Hotel International in Brno, is one of the most important and best preserved buildings in the Brussels style in the Czech Republic. [1]
The eleven-story hotel was built between 1959 and 1962, designed by Ernest Krejza and Milos Kramoliše. [2] The building is inspired by the style of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. [1] There are also features of late functionalism. [2] The hotel was opened on 29 June 1962. From its inception to 24 December 2013, the building was a cultural monument. The hotel was operated from 1962 to 1989 by the state company Inter Brno.
At the time of its opening, the hotel had 301 rooms with a capacity for 697 guests. It had about 300 employees. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the hotel was privatized and ownership passed to Hotel International Brno, Inc., founded in 1992.