Hotel Jugoslavija
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Hotel Jugoslavija translated in English to Hotel Yugoslavia
in Belgrade
is one of the oldest luxurious Serbia
n hotels located in the Novi Beograd
municipality.
It was opened in 1969 as one of the biggest hotels in the region. It was used as an accommodation for celebrities and high officials visiting Belgrade
. Some of the famous people that stayed in the Hotel Jugoslavija include Richard Nixon
, Jimmy Carter
, U Thant
, Queen Elizabeth II
, Willy Brandt
, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
, Tina Turner
, Neil Armstrong
, and Buzz Aldrin
.
During the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia, the hotel was directly hit by 2 missiles, and the west wing of the hotel was totally destroyed. One guest was killed. The reason for the bombing was not evident.
According to the original concept, the hotel was to be named “Belgrade”. Famous architects Mladen Kauzlaric, Lavoslav Horvat
and Kazimir Ostrogović, followers of the Zagreb school of modernism won the first prize at the original tender in 1947. The hotel was built according to the modified project of the architect Lavoslav Horvat
. Distinguished creators and builders, architects Milorad Pantović, Vladeta Maksimović and academic Ivan Antić
took part in designing of the hotel and the interior.
In January 2010, the 4.5 hectare hotel site was wholly purchased by Greek investors and will be re-developed into a 157,000 square meter world standard Hotel, Shopping Mall, and 33-story Residential Tower. Luxury hotel chain Kempinski
has been secured to manage the Hotel component of the development.
The Hotel Yugoslavia reconstruction and redevelopment depends exclusively on obtaining necessary final permissions from Belgrade and Serbian authorities. The new Hotel Yugoslavia complex is expected to be fully operational in 2013.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
is one of the oldest luxurious Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n hotels located in the Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd or New Belgrade is the most populous municipality that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 on the left bank of the Sava river which was previously an uninhabited area, opposite of the old Belgrade...
municipality.
It was opened in 1969 as one of the biggest hotels in the region. It was used as an accommodation for celebrities and high officials visiting Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. Some of the famous people that stayed in the Hotel Jugoslavija include Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, U Thant
U Thant
U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. He was chosen for the post when his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, died in September 1961....
, Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
, Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....
, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
, Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon....
, and Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
.
During the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia, the hotel was directly hit by 2 missiles, and the west wing of the hotel was totally destroyed. One guest was killed. The reason for the bombing was not evident.
According to the original concept, the hotel was to be named “Belgrade”. Famous architects Mladen Kauzlaric, Lavoslav Horvat
Lavoslav Horvat
Lavoslav Horvat was a Croatian architect.In 1926, Horvat enrolled as one of the first students of architecture at the Department of Architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, under professor Drago Ibler.He was the architect of the Hotel Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Serbia....
and Kazimir Ostrogović, followers of the Zagreb school of modernism won the first prize at the original tender in 1947. The hotel was built according to the modified project of the architect Lavoslav Horvat
Lavoslav Horvat
Lavoslav Horvat was a Croatian architect.In 1926, Horvat enrolled as one of the first students of architecture at the Department of Architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, under professor Drago Ibler.He was the architect of the Hotel Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Serbia....
. Distinguished creators and builders, architects Milorad Pantović, Vladeta Maksimović and academic Ivan Antić
Ivan Antic
Ivan Antic was a Serbian architect and academic, considered one of the former Yugoslavia's best post-war architects.- Biography :He made his studies in Belgrade from 1945 until he got his diploma in 1950...
took part in designing of the hotel and the interior.
In January 2010, the 4.5 hectare hotel site was wholly purchased by Greek investors and will be re-developed into a 157,000 square meter world standard Hotel, Shopping Mall, and 33-story Residential Tower. Luxury hotel chain Kempinski
Kempinski
Kempinski Hotels S.A. is a luxury hotel group. Kempinski Hotels, the trading name for Kempinski Hotels S.A., is an independent Swiss delisted S.A., which is involved in a number of luxury hotel and hospitality related businesses, including conference, catering and hotel supplies.Kempinski Hotels...
has been secured to manage the Hotel component of the development.
The Hotel Yugoslavia reconstruction and redevelopment depends exclusively on obtaining necessary final permissions from Belgrade and Serbian authorities. The new Hotel Yugoslavia complex is expected to be fully operational in 2013.