Hotel Metropole, Szczecin

Hotel Metropole
Aerial view of the hotel
Hotel Metropole Location within Szczecin
General information
Type	hotel
Address	Heiligegeiststraße 7b
Town or city	Szczecin
Country	Poland
Coordinates	53°25′18″N14°33′22″E / 53.421694°N 14.556°E / 53.421694; 14.556
Construction started	1900
Completed	1901
Opened	1901
Destroyed	1945
Technical details
Material	brick
Other information
Number of rooms	100
Number of restaurants	1

The Hotel Metropole in Szczecin was a hotel, which was located at the corner of today's Holy Spirit Street and Podwale streets, in the Old Town, in the Centre district. It was destroyed in the Second World War.

History

The Hotel Metropole was built between 1900 and 1901 on then Heiligegeiststraße 7b. ^{[1] [2]} The building had a total of 100 rooms and was one of the largest hotel buildings in pre-war Szczecin. A swimming pool, garages and a restaurant were also available to guests. ^[2]

Description

The Metropole Hotel was a corner, four-storey building. The wing from the side of the Holy Spirit Street was seven-axial, whereas from the side of Podwale Street – one axis shorter. The façade of the first and second floor was decorated with bossage. The main entrance was located in the corner of the building. The façade of the upper storeys was divided by cornices. The roof was covered by tiles. The corner crowned a tented roof with a spire. ^[3]

The hotel was destroyed during the bombing of Szczecin. ^[2] After the war, its ruins were cleared away and since then the space has been used as a temporary bus parking. ^[4]

Guests

At the end of January 1907, Ida Altmann, a German activist of the proletarian women's movement, spent the night at the Hotel Metropole. On 21 January 1907 she sent a letter from this hotel to her friend and future husband, Jager Bronn. ^[5]

References

1. "Hotel Metropole, Heiligegeiststraße 7b - sedina.pl". sedina.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
2. "Szlakiem niedocenianych zabytków. Spacer ulicą św. Ducha [ZDJĘCIA]". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-03-26.
3. "Szczecin - Hotel Metropole - stare zdjęcia, mapa". fotopolska.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-03-26.
4. "Będą zmiany w centrum Szczecina? Budynek przy ulicy Świętego Ducha może zmienić wygląd". Głos Szczeciński (in Polish). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
5. Reuther, Anke (2015). Ida Altmann-Bronn 1862-1935; freireligiöse Lehrerin, Freidenkerin, Sozialdemokratin, Gewerkschafterin, Schriftstellerin; Skizzen eines Lebens[Ida Altmann-Bronn 1862-1935; free religious teacher, free thinker, social democrat, trade unionist, writer; sketches of a life] (in German) (1 ed.). Berlin: Pro Business Digital Printing & Copyservice GmbH Berlin. p. 108. ISBN   978-3-86460-337-2. OCLC   932031436.