Hotel Jugoslavija
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| Hotel Jugoslavija Хотел Југославија |
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| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Address | Bulevar Nikole Tesle 3 |
| Hotel chain | Kempinski |
| Opening date | 1969, February 9th 2008 (one reconstructed section) |
| Closing date | Night of 7/8 May 1999, after direct hit during NATO bombing of Yugoslavia |
| Architect | Lavoslav Horvat |
| Owner | Greek real estate fund |
| Rooms | 258 |
Hotel Jugoslavija (Serbian: Хотел Југославија / Hotel Jugoslavija) translated in English to Hotel Yugoslavia in Belgrade is one of the oldest luxurious Serbian hotels located in the Novi Beograd municipality.
It was opened in 1969 as one of the biggest hotels in the region. It was used as an accommodation for celebrities and high officials visiting Belgrade. Some of the famous people that stayed in the Hotel Jugoslavija include Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, U Thant, Queen Elizabeth II, Willy Brandt, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Tina Turner, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin.
During the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia, the hotel was directly hit by 2 missiles, and the west wing of the hotel was totally destroyed. One guest was killed. The reason for the bombing was not evident.
According to the original concept, the hotel was to be named “Belgrade”. Famous architects Mladen Kauzlaric, Lavoslav Horvat and Kazimir Ostrogović, followers of the Zagreb school of modernism won the first prize at the original tender in 1947. The hotel was built according to the modified project of the architect Lavoslav Horvat. Distinguished creators and builders, architects Milorad Pantović, Vladeta Maksimović and academic Ivan Antić took part in designing of the hotel and the interior.
In January 2010, the 4.5 hectare hotel site was wholly purchased by Greek investors and will be re-developed into a 157,000 square meter world standard Hotel, Shopping Mall, and 33-story Residential Tower. Luxury hotel chain Kempinski has been secured to manage the Hotel component of the development.
The Hotel Yugoslavia reconstruction and redevelopment depends exclusively on obtaining necessary final permissions from Belgrade and Serbian authorities. The new Hotel Yugoslavia complex is expected to be fully operational in 2013.
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