Monopol Hotel, Katowice

Last updated
Monopol Hotel in Katowice
Hotel Monopol w Katowicach
Zabudowania dawnego hotelu Monopol w Katowicach 02. M.R.jpg
Monopol Hotel, Katowice, 2012
Monopol Hotel, Katowice
General information
Typehotel
Architectural style Eclecticism
Addressul. Dworcowa 5
Town or city Katowice
CountryPoland
Coordinates 50°18′N19°00′E / 50.3°N 19°E / 50.3; 19
Completed1900
Opened1902
AffiliationLikus Hotele & Restauracje
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ludwik Goldstein
Other information
Number of rooms108
Website
monopolkatowice.hotel.com.pl/hotel-monopol-katowice

Monopol Hotel in Katowice is a five star historic hotel located in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland at Dworcowa Street 5. [1]

Contents

History

The hotel in 1917 Katowice Hotel Monopol 001.jpg
The hotel in 1917

The hotel was built in 1900 in the eclectic style with elements of Art Nouveau and Gothic Revival architecture on the site of former Cafe Central. It was designed by architect Ludwik Goldstein and officially opened in 1902. It quickly became one of the most representational hotels in the city. [2] Its first owner was Arnold Lustig. [3] The hotel is located opposite the Katowice historic train station and in the 1930s it housed the Orbis travel agency, restaurants, cafes, hairdersser's studio as well as the Kaftal lottery hall. During World War II, the hotel building was taken over and managed by the Germans. After he war, the hotel was the seat of such institutions as PKO Bank Polski and Polish Press Agency. At the beginning of 21st century, the hotel was renovated and in 2007 it acquired the five star status. Today it is part of the Likus Hotele & Restauracje group which belongs to the Likus family of hoteliers who also manage luxury hotels in Kraków, Łódź and Wrocław. [4]

Notable guests

Among the prominent guests of the hotel are Jan Kiepura, Arthur Rubinstein, Josephine Baker, [5] Karol Szymanowski, Eugeniusz Bodo, Marta Eggerth, [6] Deep Purple, Woody Allen, David Beckham [7] and Paris Hilton. [8] In 2012, the England national football team as well as the Portugal national football team stayed at the hotel during the UEFA Euro 2012. [9]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katowice</span> Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the European Union..

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruch Chorzów</span> Polish association football club

Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen league titles, and the Polish Cup thrice. They currently compete in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Ruch's home venue is the Ruch Stadium, with a capacity of 9,300 seats. As it is currently under renovation, Ruch temporarily hosts their games at the Stadion Śląski with a capacity of 55,211 seats. The club is known for its Silesian identity. Ruch Chorzów has also had a very successful female handball team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katowice Airport</span> Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland

Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland. It is the fourth-busiest airport in Poland by passenger volumes, with 5.6 million passengers in 2023. It is also the second-busiest airport in the country by cargo volume and the largest origin of charter flights in Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silesian Museum (Katowice)</span> Voivodeship museum in Katowice, Poland

Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the City of Katowice, Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silesian Parliament</span> 1920–1939 legislature of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Silesian Parliament or Silesian Sejm was the governing body of the Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939), an autonomous voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1945. It was elected in democratic elections and had certain influence over the usage of taxes collected in Silesia. It consisted of 48 deputies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polish Historical Society</span>

Polish Historical Society is a Polish professional scientific society for historians.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Hotel Lublinianka</span> Hotel in Lublin, Poland

Grand Hotel Lublinianka is a four-star hotel in Lublin, Poland. The building was constructed between 1899 and 1900 and has served many purposes throughout its history.

High-speed rail service commenced in Poland on 14 December 2014, with the introduction of 20 non-tilting New Pendolino trainsets operating on 4 designated lines radiating out from Warsaw. Polish State Railways started passenger service using Pendolino trains operating at a maximum speed of 200 km/h on 80 km line Olszamowice-Zawiercie. From December 2017 there are two 200 km/h sections, 136 km long in total. All high-speed services operated by PKP in Poland are branded as Express Intercity Premium (EIP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warszawa Wschodnia railway station</span> Railway station in Warsaw, Poland

Warszawa Wschodnia, in English Warsaw East, is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw, Poland. Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa. It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river, on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts, on the Warsaw Cross-City Line. It serves all trains passing through the larger Warszawa Centralna and Śródmieście stations which stop or terminate at Wschodnia station. It is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Architecture of Poland</span> Overview of the architecture of Poland

The architecture of Poland includes modern and historical monuments of architectural and historical importance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monopol Hotel</span> Hotel in Wrocław, Poland

The Monopol Hotel is a historic five-star hotel located at Helena Modrzejewska Street, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warszawa Zachodnia station</span> Railway station in Warsaw, Poland

Warszawa Zachodnia station, in English Warsaw West, is a railway and long-distance bus station in Warsaw, Poland on the border of Ochota and Wola districts. The railway station is the westernmost terminus of the Warsaw Cross-City Line. It serves trains from PKP Intercity, Polregio, Koleje Mazowieckie, Szybka Kolej Miejska and Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa as well as international trains passing through Warsaw. It is one of the busiest railway stations in Poland, with over 800 daily trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 Polish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2013–14 Polish Cup was the sixtieth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 13 July 2013 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2014 with the Final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katowice historic railway station</span>

Katowice historic railway station was the main railway station of Katowice, in the Silesia region of what is now Poland. Built in 1859 and reconstructed and expanded several times, it was judged obsolete after World War II, and in 1972 decommissioned and replaced by the newly built Katowice railway station. Three years later it was declared a National Monument. It is partially ruined and owned by a private developer who plans to renovate the station buildings and develop the complex into a multifunctional center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomasz Urbanowicz</span> Polish architect and artistic architectural glass artist

Tomasz Urbanowicz is an architect and a designer of architectural glass art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Defense of Katowice</span> Battle for control of Katowice, Poland, in 1939

The Defense of Katowice was carried out by small groups of irregular Polish militia on 3–4 September 1939 during the German invasion of Poland. German troops secured the city by the end of 4 September.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andel's Hotel Łódź</span> Hotel in Łódź, Poland

Andel's Hotel Łódź is a historic four-star hotel located in Łódź, Poland at Ogrodowa Street 17 in a former textile factory constructed between 1872-1892 and designed by Hilary Majewski.

References

  1. ↑ "Rejestr zabytków" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hotel Monopol. Historia Hotelu" . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Bulsa, Michał (2012). Ulice i place Katowic. Katowice: Prasa i Książka. p. 62. ISBN   978-83-7729-386-7.
  4. ↑ "Rodzina Likusów od luksusów" . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Bulsa, Michał; Szmatloch, Barbara (2018). Sekrety Katowic. Łódź: Księży Dom Wydawniczy. p. 21. ISBN   978-83-7729-386-7.
  6. ↑ "Hotel Monopol Katowice" . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "The new King of cool, superlatives don't do Katowice justice" . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Paris Hilton JEST W POLSCE. Pierwsze wideo" . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hotel Monopol. Historia Hotelu" . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.