Novotel Warszawa Centrum
| Novotel Warszawa Centrum | |
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| Novotel in 2019 | |
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| Place: | Warsaw |
| Construction time : | 1972-1974 |
| Architect : | Sten Samuelson |
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| Height : | 111 m |
| Height to the roof: | 106 m |
| Floors : | 33 |
The Novotel Warszawa Centrum is a hotel in the center of Warsaw . The building, built in the early 1970s, was the city's second skyscraper - after the Palace of Culture in the immediate vicinity . At the time, the state tourism company Orbis commissioned the Swedish construction company Skanska to build the hotel.
The 111 meter high building is opposite the PKO rotunda on Rondo Dmowskiego , one of Warsaw's main transport hubs, and not far from the main train station . From 2004 to 2005 it was completely renovated by cladding the facade with steel-gray panels and modernizing the entire interior and all rooms. Before the modernization, the dark yellow facade gave a "dirty" impression, which is why it was popularly known as the "large chocolate bar" (wielka tabliczka czekolady) because of its shape and cloudy color .
Originally known as the Hotel Forum , the hotel has been named after the French hotel chain Novotel since July 2002 . The current 4-star hotel was one of the first in the city to meet western standards , along with the Victoria Hotel . Around 740 guest rooms , including 22 luxury apartments, are spread over 33 floors.
See also
Web links
- Hotel website (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wieżowce Warszawy: Hotel Novotel Warszawa Centrum ( memento of June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). Description of the building (Polish, English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 45.7 ″ N , 21 ° 0 ′ 49.1 ″ E