Hotel Adlon, 2005

Hotel Adlon is a hotel in the heart of Berlin on Unter den Linden, the city's main thoroughfare. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1974 KB) Summary Hotel Adlon, Berlin Author: Wojsyl, 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Hotel Adlon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1974 KB) Summary Hotel Adlon, Berlin Author: Wojsyl, 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Hotel Adlon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... View west through the Brandenburg Gate towards Straße des 17. ...

The first Hotel Adlon was built in 1907 on the site of the Palais Redern, which had been designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The builder, Lorenz Adlon, was a successful Berlin wine merchant and restaurateur. The Adlon was one of the most famous hotels in Europe between the two World Wars and hosted celebrities including Charlie Chaplin, Herbert Hoover and Marlene Dietrich. The Old Museum in Berlin Karl Friedrich Schinkel (March 13, 1781 - October 9, 1841) was a German architect and painter. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the six inhabited continents of the Earth. ... For other people named Chaplin, see Chaplin (disambiguation). ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, and administrator. ... Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born actress, entertainer and singer. ...

It was also a favorite hangout of journalists, being located in the heart of the government quarter next to the British Embassy, on the same square as the French and American Embassies and only blocks from the Chancellery and other government ministries. The Palais Strousberg later to become the old British Embassy building The new British Embassy building The British embassy in Berlin (German:Britische Botschaft in Berlin) is an embassy of the United Kingdom in Germany. ...

The hotel continued to operate throughout World War 2, although parts were converted to a military field hospital during the final days of the Battle for Berlin. The hotel survived the war without any major damage, having avoided the bombs that had levelled the city. However, on the night of May 2, 1945 a fire started by carousing Soviet soldiers in the building's wine cellar left the main building of the hotel in ruins. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Following the war, the East German government reopened the surviving service wing under the Hotel Adlon name. The main building on Pariser Platz was demolished along with all the other buildings on the square, which was now in the no-man's-land between East and West Berlin. GDR redirects here. ... East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ...

In 1964, the building was renovated and the facade was redone. However, in the 1970s what remained of the original Hotel Adlon closed to guests and was converted to a lodging house for East German apprentices. Finally, in 1984 the building was demolished. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... West facade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) (Pronounced fa-sa-de) is generally the exterior of a building — especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With the reunification of Germany, the land was bought by a West German investment firm. A building inspired by the original was designed and on August 23, 1997 the president of the Federal Republic of Germany opened the new Hotel Adlon, rebuilt on the same location as the original hotel, directly opposite the Brandenburg Gate. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brandenburg Gate The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a triumphal arch and the symbol of Berlin, Germany. ...

In 2002, the hotel was the location of the infamous Michael Jackson "baby-dangling" incident. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...

External links

• The official website of Hotel Adlon