
FIRST - Hotel with Atrium
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N 39° 44.658 W 104° 59.277
13S E 501032 N 4399377
The Brown Palace opened on Aug. 12, 1892 and was the first hotel to feature an atrium.
Waymark Code: WM7DM8
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2009
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The hotel was designed by architect Frank Edbrooke and is triangular on the outside. The atrium is actually five sided. Since its opening, light has poured into the atrium from the stained-glass skylight eight stories above. Afternoon tea is now a custom in the lobby with Denverites and visitors alike listening to a harpist or pianist.
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