2004, ISBN: 1861891210

[EAN: 9781861891211], Neubuch, [PU: Reaktion Books, London], Paperback. From their origins as humble inns to the height of their luxury and popularity in the 1930s, the world's grand hote… More...

[EAN: 9781861891211], Neubuch, [PU: Reaktion Books, London], Paperback. From their origins as humble inns to the height of their luxury and popularity in the 1930s, the world's grand hotels have a social and architectural history. This text explores the story of the world's most famous hotels, covering the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s whilst taking note of their most recent refurbishments. The styles of architecture and decor have varied enormously for grand hotels: Art Deco for Oliver Hill's seaside Midland Grand at Morecambe in England; the French Renaissance chateau manner for the Canadian Pacific railroad in the 1880s; and a Moorish-style confection for the Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast. The services available were equally stunning: Turkish baths, rifle ranges, a rooftop cycle track, and even a fleet of vintage Rolls-Royces at Hong Kong's Peninsula. To keep this illusory world glittering, the reality behind it had to run like clockwork, with managers like Cesar Ritz, king of hoteliers, monitoring every detail from ballrooms to basement boilers. "Grand Hotels" explores every aspect of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that sustained it. "Grand Hotels" is the fruit of the many years Elaine Denby has devoted to travels and visits throughout Europe, North America, the Near East and the Orient; it is a fascinating architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, but which also takes note of the most recent refurbishments.The styles of architecture and decor have varied enormously for grand hotels: a French Renaissance chateau manner for the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880s; a fantastic Moorish-style confection for the Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast (1891); Art Deco for Oliver Hill's seaside Midland Grand at Morecombe in England (1933). And the services available were equally stunning: Turkish baths, rifle-ranges, even a fleet of vintage Rolls-Royces at Hong-Kong's Peninsula. To keep this illusory world glittering, the reality had to run like clockwork, with managers like Cesar Ritz, king of hoteliers, monitoring every detail from ballrooms to basement boilers. "Grand Hotels" explores every aspect of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9781861891211

Grand Hotels is the fruit of the many years Elaine Denby has devoted to travels and visits throughout Europe, North America, the Near East and the Orient; it is a fascinating architectura… More...

Grand Hotels is the fruit of the many years Elaine Denby has devoted to travels and visits throughout Europe, North America, the Near East and the Orient; it is a fascinating architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, but which also takes note of the most recent refurbishments.The styles of architecture and decor have varied enormously for grand hotels: a French Renaissance château manner for the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880s; a fantastic Moorish-style confection for the Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast (1891); Art Deco for Oliver Hill's seaside Midland Grand at Morecombe in England (1933). And the services available were equally stunning: Turkish baths, rifle-ranges, even a fleet of vintage Rolls-Royces at Hong-Kong's Peninsula. To keep this illusory world glittering, the reality had to run like clockwork, with managers like César Ritz, king of hoteliers, monitoring every detail from ballrooms to basement boilers. Grand Hotels explores every aspect of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Art,Design & Photography>Design>Architecture, Reaktion Books, Limited Core >1<

2004, ISBN: 1861891210

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