Hotel Campo Imperatore

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Hotel Campo Imperatore
The hotel in winter.
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Alternative names	Albergo di Campo Imperatore
General information
Status	In use
Type	Hotel
Architectural style	Rationalism
Country	Italy
Coordinates	42°26′33″N 13°33′32″E / 42.44255°N 13.55898°E / 42.44255; 13.55898
Known for	Being Benito Mussolini's prison
Website
ilgransasso.it

The Hotel Campo Imperatore, also known as Albergo di Campo Imperatore,^[1] is a hotel on top of Campo Imperatore at 2,130 metres (6,990 ft) altitude on the slopes of  [it], in the massif of Gran Sasso d'Italia, within the municipality of L'Aquila.

It was designed in the 1930s by Italian engineer  [it].

The structure is famous for having been Benito Mussolini's prison between August 28 until September 12, 1943, following the armistice of Cassibile, until his liberation by the German paratroopers as part the Gran Sasso raid. Today, it is the main resort of a ski resort of the same name, and a starting point for hiking on the western side of the Gran Sasso.

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