In these crucial years of history, the Adlon becomes a place where political and diplomatic decisions are made. In the pre-war years, the hotel is often called "Berlin's little Switzerland". The hotel is still practically unscathed, only the windows of the ground floor are bricked up.

2007年1月11日 · In the last few months of peace before World War II, the Hotel Adlon became a location where important political and diplomatic decisions were made. Indeed it was nicknamed the "Little Switzerland in Germany."

A fictional half-ruined pre-war luxury hotel in East Berlin (also inspired by the Adlon), is seen in Billy Wilder's 1961 film One, Two, Three. (Samuel Wilder, called "Billie", later Billy, was a journalist/colleague of Julian Zimmermann, tried in the 1920s to be a …

2022年2月8日 · After World War 2… Luckily, the Hotel survived the Second World War without any major damage. In 1945, however, a devastating fire raged and almost entirely destroyed the magnificent building. In accordance with a resolution made by the GDR’s National Council of Defense, the surviving wing of the building was demolished in 1984.

2024年5月26日 · Sadly, the glory days of the Hotel Adlon came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of World War II. In May 1945, as the Red Army stormed Berlin, much of the hotel was destroyed by fire. Only one wing of the building remained standing.

1994年12月6日 · At the turn of the century, when Berlin was the capital of upward-striving imperial Germany, Lorenz Adlon saw the need for a super-luxury hotel. The hotel opened in 1907, with Kaiser...

2021年8月11日 · Set next to Berlin’s famous landmark Brandenburg Gate, the Hotel Adlon Kempinski was originally founded in 1907 and became one of the most famous hotels in Europe when it opened. Although most of the original hotel was destroyed in World War Two, a new building opened on the same site in 1997 that takes creative inspiration from the hotel’s ...

With the blessing of the Adlon family, who had refused to lend their name to another property unless re-built on the original site, a new Hotel Adlon opened on August 23, 1997. At a cost of approximately €245 million, the Hotel Adlon Kempinski reflects the classic style of its predecessor and is setting new standards in five-star hospitality ...

Das seinerzeit berühmteste Berliner Hotel hat seinen Namen von Lorenz Adlon, der das Haus 1907 eröffnete. Im Mai 1945 wurde das Hotel durch ein Feuer zu großen Teilen zerstört, nur Reste des hinteren Mittelflügels wurden bis 1970 noch genutzt.

2018年3月26日 · The Adlon opened in 1907 and it quickly became the social center of Berlin. The Kaiser kept suites always available for his guests. And the Foreign Office used the Adlon for accommodation during state visits.