Hotel Timor
Hotel Timor is a hotel in the centre of East Timor's capital, Dili.
History
The current business is on the previous site of the Hotel Mahkota, which started construction in 1972 and opened in 1976. The Mahkota operated continuously until September 1999, when it was burned down by pro-Indonesian militias.
In order to be able to offer state guests adequate accommodation for the celebrations of East Timor's independence in 2002, the restoration of the hotel began. Fundação Oriente and the East Timor government shared the cost of $6 million. Guests included Lula da Silva, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton , Ban Ki-moon, António Guterres, Mahathir bin Mohamad, John Howard, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.[1]
References
- ^ Ferreira, Leonídio Paulo (19 January 2022). "Hotel Timor em Díli, renascido das cinzas e onde se come pastel de nata". Diário de Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
Categories:
- Hotels in East Timor
- 1970s architecture
- Buildings and structures in Dili
- Burned buildings and structures
- Hotels established in 1976
- Re-established companies
- Hotels established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in East Timor
- 1976 establishments in Indonesia
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1999
- 1999 fires
- Buildings and structures destroyed by war