14-560: (Redirected from Astoria Hotel ) Hotel Astoria may refer to: Hotel Astoria, Brussels , later Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria, Belgium Hotel Astoria (Copenhagen) , Denmark Danubius Hotel Astoria , Budapest, Hungary Hotel Astoria (Saint Petersburg) , Russia Hotel Astoria (Belgrade) , later Queen's Astoria Design Hotel, Serbia Hotel Astoria (Oregon) , later John Jacob Astor Hotel, in Astoria, Oregon, United States Hotel Astoria at
28-623: A distinctly aristocratic appearance. It is considered among the finest luxury hotels in the world, and has served as a famous meeting place for kings and other great statesmen and world personalities. The hotel has been closed since 2007 and is set to reopen in December 2024 as the Corinthia Brussels . The hotel is located at 101–103, rue Royale/Koningsstraat , not far from the Congress Column and Brussels Park . This area
42-703: A mythical place in Brussels. For a century, it has been the meeting place for kings and greats of this world. In the guestbook, many famous personalities can be found: heads of state and prime ministers like Adenauer , Ben-Gurion , Churchill , Eisenhower , Edward Heath , Édouard Herriot , Hirohito and the Shah ; artists like Dalí ; writers like James Joyce and Marguerite Yourcenar ; actors like Pierre Fresnay and Gérard Philippe ; singers like Maurice Chevalier ; and musicians like Khachaturian , Menuhin , Oistrakh and Rubinstein . Botanique From Misplaced Pages,
56-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hotel Astoria, Brussels The Hotel Astoria is a currently closed historic five-star luxury hotel in the Freedom Quarter of Brussels , Belgium. Built in 1909 for the Brussels International Exposition of 1910 , in a true Parisian spirit, the hotel's Louis XVI façade and majestic interior lend it
70-435: Is served by Brussels-Congress railway station , the metro stations Parc/Park (on lines 1 and 5 ) and Botanique/Kruidtuin (on lines 2 and 6 ), as well as the tram stop Congrès / Congres (on lines 92 and 93). The Hotel Astoria was built in 1909 for the Brussels International Exposition of 1910 , at the request of King Leopold II , to replace the former Hotel Mengelle, a vast neoclassical complex designed in
84-559: The First World War , the hotel resumed its activities under the management of Georges Marquet who would soon create many luxurious hotels across Europe. From 1975, chamber music could be heard every Sunday morning as part of the Astoria Concerts. For the wedding of then-Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde in 1999, King Albert II and Queen Paola organised a grand reception in the hotel. Two years later, it
98-627: The Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929) , in Manhattan, New York, United States Astoria Hotels and Resorts , Philippine hotel chain Astoria Hotel (Vancouver) Astoria Palace Hotel , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Waldorf-Astoria (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Hotel Astoria Astoria Palace Hotel , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Waldorf-Astoria (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
112-506: The demolition of an adjacent building for construction of a new wing for the hotel. The work was never completed and the hotel remained vacant. It was acquired by Corinthia Hotels in 2016 and is set to reopen under the name Corinthia Brussels in December 2024, with 126 rooms, Belgian brasserie, gastronomic restaurant by a Belgian Michelin-starred chef, Palm Court lounge, 1,000 m (11,000 sq ft) of spa, retail concept space and private members club. The Hotel Astoria has become
126-799: The first stone took place in 1909, and the hotel opened in 1910, just in time for the International Exposition. One of the three most famous hotels in Brussels during the Belle Époque —together with the Grand Hotel on the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan (currently destroyed) and the Hotel Métropole on the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein —it belongs to the category of large European hotels. After
140-743: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up botanique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Botanique , the French word for botany , may refer to: Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station , a metro station in Brussels Le Botanique , a cultural complex in Brussels opened in 1984 on the site of the Botanical Garden See also [ edit ] Botanic (disambiguation) Botanical garden (disambiguation) Botany (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
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182-527: The second quarter of the 19th century by the architect T.-F. Suys. The current hotel was designed by Henri Van Dievoet , a nephew of the architect Joseph Poelaert , in an eclectic Beaux-Arts style, mixing borrowings from the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. Van Dievoet furnished the hotel's 108 rooms in the Louis XV style, with luxurious amenities such as hot water and electric chandeliers. The laying of
196-666: Was also there that then- Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and Minister Johan Vande Lanotte concluded an agreement with Swissair about the fate of Belgium's national airline, Sabena , in the greatest secrecy. Since 21 September 2000, the hotel has been listed as a protected monument by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of the Brussels-Capital Region. The hotel closed in 2007 and was sold to Global Hotels & Resorts, owned by Saudi Arabian Sheikh Mohamed El-Khereji. In 2010, work began on renovations, including
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