Hotel Casinò Uaddan or Uaddan Hotel, today Hotel Al-Wadda, is a historic hotel in Tripoli

Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...

, Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

, located overlooking the bay, just east of Grand Hotel Tripoli

Grand Hotel Tripoli

The Grand Hotel Tripoli, also known as Al-Kabir Hotel or Al Kabeer Hotel is a luxury hotel on Elfatah Street in Tripoli, Libya. It stands in an extensive open park which overlooks the harbour, not far from the Algerian embassy and Jamal Abd Alnaser Mosque. It has 350 rooms.It is noted for its many...

. Historically it was the grandest hotel in Tripoli and was referenced by an American journalist as being "the Waldorf Astoria of Tripoli" and was also named "a jewel of modern African architecture". It was built in 1935 at the same time as the Hotel Al Mehari

Hotel Al Mehari

Hotel Al Mehari is a historic hotel in Tripoli, Libya, near Grand Hotel Tripoli. It was built in 1935, at the same time as the Hotel Casinò Uaddan.Like the Uaddan, it was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto, with the collaboration of Stefano Gatti-Casazza.According to Brian McLaren...

.It was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto, with the collaboration of Stefano Gatti-Casazza.It contained a casino and a 500 seat theatre.