Kempinski Hotel Zografski
| Kempinski Hotel Zografski | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°40′20″N 23°19′7″E / 42.67222°N 23.31861°ECoordinates: 42°40′20″N 23°19′7″E / 42.67222°N 23.31861°E |
| Completed | 1979 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Roof | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kisho Kurokawa |
Kempinski Hotel Zografski is a 5-star hotel located in Lozenets, near downtown Sofia, Bulgaria. It is one of the most luxurious hotels in the capital of Bulgaria. It has 442 guest rooms, 10 conference rooms, 4 restaurants, 2 bars and the only Japanese garden in the Balkans.[1]
The hotel was built between 1974 and 1979 to the design of leading Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934–2007) in the upper-class neighbourhood Lozenets. In his design, Kurokawa implemented architectural details inspired by the Bulgarian National Revival style of Koprivshtitsa and Plovdiv. The 21-storey hotel was built by Bulgarian company Tehnoeksportstroy and the Japanese Mitsubishi.[2]
Until it was acquired by German Bulgarian entrepreneur Ivan Zografski[3] and joined the Kempinski chain in 1997, the hotel was called Vitosha New Otani and was part of that Japanese hotel group.[2]
Kempinski Hotel Zografski's Japanese garden is a large-scale copy of the one at Hotel New Otani Tokyo and features a Japanese-style house and lake.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "The Hotel". Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia. http://www.kempinski.com/en/sofia/Pages/Welcome.aspx?item_id=50119. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b c Илиева, Росица (2007-11-14). "Пет от най-емблематичните сгради на българската соц архитектура" (in Bulgarian). Капитал. http://www.capital.bg/show.php?storyid=398030. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ Малчева, Наталия; Антоанета Петева (2007-06-06). "2 дни крият смъртта на Иван Зографски" (in Bulgarian). Стандарт. http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2007-06-06&article=191353. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
[edit] External links
- Official website (English) (Bulgarian) (German) (Russian)
