Novotel Warszawa Centrum

Novotel Warszawa Centrum
Novotel Warszawa Centrum
Former names	Hotel Forum
General information
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Address	ul. Marszałkowska 94/98
Construction started	1972
Completed	1974
Height	111m
Technical details
Floor count	33

Novotel Warszawa Centrum is a skyscraper hotel in Warsaw, Poland.

History[]

Hotel „Forum” in 1975

The hotel was built in the 1970s during the period of the so called People's Republic of Poland controlled by the Soviet Union. Following the modernization policy of the newly incumbent Edward Gierek the state owned monopoly Orbis Hotels signed at the end of 1971 a contract with the Swedish company Skånska Cementgjuteriet for the construction of a luxurious hotel intended for foreign visitors. The 33 story building in the center of Warsaw, designed by Swedish architect Sten Samuelson at 111 meters was the second tallest building in Poland after the stalinist Palace of Culture and Science. Work was carried out a record pace, with the hotel opened after just two years as hotel „Forum”, operated by the British company InterContinental.^[1] The buildings flat, rectangular shape with several rows of small windows and originally brown color earned it the nickname giant choclate bar.^[2]

In 2000, the French Accor group bought a 20% stake in Orbis^[3] and the hotel was transferred to Accor's Novotel division in 2002 and renamed Novotel Warszawa Centrum.^[4] Between 2004 and 2005 the building underwent extensive modernization, bringing it up to modern standards and replacing its characteristic brown facade with a gray one common for Novotel.^[5]

References[]

^ "Stolica: warszawski tygodnik ilustrowany, 1974, nr 6 (10 II)".
^ "Hotel Forum. Ogromna tabliczka czekolady w centrum Warszawy". Polskie Radio.
^ "Accor expands in Poland". 28 July 2000.
^ "Novotel Warszawa Centrum". urbanity.pl.
^ "Forum zrywwa z azbestem". Życie Warszawy.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°13′46″N 21°00′49″E / 52.2294°N 21.0136°E / 52.2294; 21.0136

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[1] "Stolica: warszawski tygodnik ilustrowany, 1974, nr 6 (10 II)".

[2] "Hotel Forum. Ogromna tabliczka czekolady w centrum Warszawy". Polskie Radio.

[3] "Accor expands in Poland". 28 July 2000.

[4] "Novotel Warszawa Centrum". urbanity.pl.

[5] "Forum zrywwa z azbestem". Życie Warszawy.

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v t Buildings over 100 metres in Warsaw
Current	Palace of Culture and Science (231 m) Warsaw Spire (220 m) Złota 44 (192 m) Warsaw Trade Tower (187 m) InterContinental Warsaw (164 m) Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4 (160 m) Rondo 1 (159 m) Q22 (159 m) Warsaw Financial Center (143 m) (141 m) Hotel Marriott (140 m) Oxford Tower (140 m) Intraco I (138 m) The Warsaw Hub (130 m) Spektrum (128 m) Łucka City (120 m) Błękitny Wieżowiec (120 m) Millennium Plaza (116 m) Central Tower (115 m) Stadion Narodowy (114 m) Novotel Warszawa Centrum (111 m) Złote Tarasy (105 m) Babka Tower (105 m) Ilmet (103 m)
Under construction	Varso (310 m) (202 m) (195 m) Generation Park (140 m) Spark (130 m)
Proposed	(207 m) (190 m) (188 m) (180 m) (180 m) (175 m) (170 m) (165 m) (155 m) (140 m) (130 m) (120 m) (120 m) (107 m) (100 m) (100 m)
Cancelled	Lilium Tower (235 m)
See also: Tallest buildings in Poland

Novotel Warszawa Centrum

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History[]

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