Mardan Palace
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| Location | Lara, Antalya, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 36°51′25.8″N 30°55′12.36″E / 36.857167°N 30.9201°ECoordinates: 36°51′25.8″N 30°55′12.36″E / 36.857167°N 30.9201°E |
| Opening date | 23 May 2009 |
| Owner | Telman Ismailov |
| Cost | $1.4 billion |
| Rooms | 560 |
| Website | www.mardanpalace.com |
The Mardan Palace is a luxury hotel in Lara, Antalya, Turkey, built by Azerbaijani businessman Telman Ismailov.[1] It was opened on 23 May 2009 and attended by Mariah Carey, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Monica Bellucci, Paris Hilton, Seal, Tom Jones and the Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[2] Some well-known football clubs like Shakhtar Donetsk and Steaua Bucharest, 2011 and respectively 2012, were guests of honor. The teams held their training camps in Antalya at the invitation of Telman Ismailov, who supported all the costs.[3] It's considered as Europe's and the Mediterranean's most expensive luxury resort.[4] It cost $1.4 billion. It has the Mediterranean's largest swimming pool[5] within which is a sunken aquarium containing 2,400 fish.[6] The hotel has 560 rooms,[7] a 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) spa, and its own beach containing 9,000 tons of sand imported from Egypt.[1] 10,000 m2 of gold, 500,000 crystals, 23,000 m2 of Italian marble are used in the construction of the hotel.[8]
The corporate identity and website for the hotel was created by Brash Brands in Dubai, for which they received an International Design Award.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Travel (26 May 2009). "Hello Magazine". Hello Magazine. http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/200905261285/hotel/turkey/stone/1/. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Paris Hilton attended the grand opening of the Mardan Palace in Turkey[dead link]
- ^ Gazeta Sporturilor (25 November 2011). "Steaua e invitată gratis pentru cantonamentul de iarnă la cel mai luxos hotel din Europa!". Gazeta Sporturilor. http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/steaua-e-invitata-gratis-pentru-cantonamentul-de-iarna-la-cel-mai-luxos-hotel-din-europa-283272.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Mardan Palace in Antalya, Turkey – Europe's most expensive hotel". Overseaspropertymall.com. 1 May 2009. http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/regions/eastern-european-property/turkish-property-buying-real-estate-in-turkey/europes-most-expensive-hotel-mardan-palace-antalya-turkey-in-pictures/. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Mardan Palace Grand Opening in Antalya, Turkey". Self-catering-breaks.com. 26 May 2009. http://www.self-catering-breaks.com/news/18021545.html. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Ashley Pearson (26 May 2009). "Daily Mail, UK". Daily Mail. UK. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1187588/Hotel-Hubris-Rich-famous-turn-opening-expensive-hotel-Europe.html. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Five Star Alliance". Five Star Alliance. http://www.fivestaralliance.com/luxury_hotel/bodrum/mardan_palace. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Go Turkey, Gateway to Turkey: The Official Travel & Holiday Guide". Goturkey.com. http://www.goturkey.com/content.php?cid=51891&typ=c&lng=en&back=1. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "International Design Awards 2008 winners listing". Ida.us. http://ida.us/winners/catwinner.php?compName=GRAPHIC%20DESIGN&level=pro&compNum=comp-2. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Mardan Palace Official Site
- Brash Brands Mardan Palace's design work at Brash Brands
- Mardan Palace (Guardian report)
- Mardan Palace (Times Online report)
- Mardan Palace opening
- Mardan Palace's history the Kremlin's view
- Grand opening
- Long awaited night
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