Prague, Czech - Art Deco Imperial Hotel
[My home for three days in Prague.] The Art Deco Imperial Hotel is quite impressive. This information is from the website. The progression of "great to disrepair to renovated" is a theme that will repeat itself many times over the two weeks on our tour. There is only a hand full of Prague hotels boasting such a long tradition and history. Hotel Imperial was built on the place of a former Inn “U Černého orla” between years 1913-1914. The new owner of the plat, progressive Prague builder, hotelier and owner of the hotel Paris, Jan Kolář with his brother Alois decided to take advantage of the exclusive location near three important Prague railway stations, already in 1912. The new project was developed by Jaroslav Benedict’s architectural office and the building construction combines three architectural styles – Art Deco, cubism and Art Nouveau. The old pub was demolished while in its place a seven-storey hotel Imperial was built in April 1913. From August, 14 th...