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building that provides lodging, meals, and other services to the traveling public on a commercial basis. A motel performs the same functions as a hotel but in a format designed for travelers using ...
hotel dieu
in France, any medieval hospital; the name now refers only to those whose history goes back to the Middle Ages. Many examples from the Gothic period still remain, notably that of Angers (1153-84), ...
Hotel de Bourgogne, Theatre de l'
the first permanent theatre in Paris, built in 1548 on the ruins of the palace of the dukes of Burgundy. The theatre was built by the Confrerie de la Passion ("Confraternity of the Passion"), a group ...
Paris
Back in the city centre, the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) is situated on the Right Bank, just across from the eastern end of the Ile de la Cite. It contains the official apartments of the mayor of ...
Stern, Martin, Jr.
American architect (b. April 9, 1917, New York, N.Y.-d. July 28, 2001, Los Angeles, Calif.), designed a number of landmark casino hotels in Las Vegas, Nev., as well as three brightly coloured Ships ...
Oberoi, Mohan Singh
Indian hotelier (b. Aug. 15, 1898, Bhaun, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan]-d. May 3, 2002, New Delhi, India), built an international chain of luxury hotels; he was the first Indian hotel owner to ...
Statler, Ellsworth Milton
U.S. hotel owner, founder of the Statler chain.Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has become a major vacation destination because of its fine year-round weather and air and sea transportation links; hotels, guest houses, and condominium developments dot the island's ...
Helmsley, Leona
American hotel magnate was dubbed "the queen of mean" as a result of her imperious manner and callous, abusive treatment of employees of Helmsley Hotels, of which her real-estate mogul husband, Harry ...
Marot, Jean
French architect and engraver who was one of a large family of Parisian craftsmen and artists. |
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