Angleterre Hotel
Encyclopedia
The Angleterre Hotel is a modern, luxury business-class hotel on Voznesensky Prospekt
at Saint Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
originally built in the 1850s. The hotel has 193 rooms, including five suites.
, first to Hotel International (1919-1925) and then Hotel Leningradskaya from 1948 to the early 1970s. It is famous in Russia as the place where poet Sergei Yesenin
hanged himself in 1925.
In 1987, during Perestroika
, the city authorities decided to demolish the building, and members of the public gathered on St. Isaac's Square to protest the plan. It was the first major public protest in the history of the Soviet Union
to be left unpunished by the authorities. Although the building was ultimately destroyed, a new hotel with a facade in the style of the original, was constructed on the site in 1991.
Today, the hotel is owned and managed by the The Rocco Forte Collection
, the same group who manages the adjacent Hotel Astoria. It is marketed as the business-class wing of its more luxurious sister. The upper-floor guest rooms of the two hotels are connected.
Voznesensky Prospekt
Voznesensky Prospekt is a 1.8 km long street in Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Crossing Saint Isaac's Square, the Moika and Griboyedov Canal , the street spans from Admiralteysky Prospekt to Izmaylovsky Bridge across Fontanka, where it turns into Izmaylovsky Prospekt...
at Saint Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
originally built in the 1850s. The hotel has 193 rooms, including five suites.
History
The hotel's name means 'Hotel England' in French, and it was changed after the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Russian Revolution can refer to:* Russian Revolution , a series of strikes and uprisings against Nicholas II, resulting in the creation of State Duma.* Russian Revolution...
, first to Hotel International (1919-1925) and then Hotel Leningradskaya from 1948 to the early 1970s. It is famous in Russia as the place where poet Sergei Yesenin
Sergei Yesenin
Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin was a Russian lyrical poet. He was one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century but committed suicide at the age of 30...
hanged himself in 1925.
In 1987, during Perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
, the city authorities decided to demolish the building, and members of the public gathered on St. Isaac's Square to protest the plan. It was the first major public protest in the history of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to be left unpunished by the authorities. Although the building was ultimately destroyed, a new hotel with a facade in the style of the original, was constructed on the site in 1991.
Today, the hotel is owned and managed by the The Rocco Forte Collection
The Rocco Forte Collection
The Rocco Forte Collection is a family of 13 hotels and resorts across Europe.As brand of Rocco Forte & Family PLC, the company owns and part-owns luxury five-star hotels...
, the same group who manages the adjacent Hotel Astoria. It is marketed as the business-class wing of its more luxurious sister. The upper-floor guest rooms of the two hotels are connected.
External links
- Angleterre Hotel @ Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg
- Official website of the Angleterre Hotel