The Westin Palace Hotel - Madrid, Spain
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bluesnote
N 40° 24.920 W 003° 41.700
30T E 441035 N 4474088
This hotel was establish in 1912.
Waymark Code: WMKMMD
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 05/03/2014
Views: 8
This is a luxury hotel in downtown Madrid. From Wikipedia: "The hotel was developed by Belgian entrepreneur Georges Marquet by personal suggestion of Alfonso XIII, and the building involved a new material: reinforced concrete. It was constructed over a period of eighteen months, and opened to the public on 12 September 1912. At the time of its construction, the Hotel Palace was the largest hotel in Europe."
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Commercial/Retail
Architect: Eduard Ferrés
Date Built: 1912
Supporting references: Not listed
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