Esplanade Zagreb Hotel
The Esplanade Zagreb Hotel was built in 1925 to provide luxury accommodation for passengers of the Orient Express train, which traveled between Paris and Istanbul.
In 1917, the Belle Epoque building’s construction contract was awarded to Otto Rehnig from Germany. Dionis Sunko, the Zagreb architect, modified Rehnig’s original plans. Today, most people consider Sunko as the building’s architect.
The hotel was named Esplanade, which likely means “field” due to its location on a vast plain west of the station.
The hotel was the center of Zagreb’s social life, particularly during the 1920s. It was known for attracting couples in love.
Legend has it that the first striptease party in Croatia took place during a farewell celebration for an Italian count.
Esplanade was utilized by the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht during World War II.
The hotel was the filming site for the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and the 1988 television film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story.
The hotel served as the filming location for The Winds of War miniseries in 1983 and The Great Escape II: The Untold Story television film in 1988.
The Esplanade Zagreb Hotel has hosted numerous famous personalities throughout the years, such as Woody Allen, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev, Alfred Hitchcock, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Catherine Deneuve, Orson Welles, Richard Burton, Cliff Richard, Iron Maiden, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, and Ike and Tina Turner, among others.
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Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is situated on the slopes of Medvednica mountain, in the Carpathian Basin, and on the banks of the Sava river. Zagreb has a rich and diverse history, culture, and architecture that reflect its long and turbulent past.
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