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447:, foreign investor ("Eagle Hills" from the United Arab Emirates), if investing in the reconstruction of the objects in the Savamala district, can use them without any compensation. In 2017 City of Belgrade Monuments Protection Institute green-lighted the project of Bristol's reconstruction, though as of July 2018, officially there are no details about the project or the future of the building, except that it will be adapted into the "luxurious hotel". The hotel announced that the reservations are not being accepted anymore and that on 1 August 2018 the hotel will be closed. 543: 534: 525: 45: 460:
refused to move in the temporary and unsuitable residences offered by the ministry, the ministry simply revoked its personnel on 1 May 2019, leaving the hotel as it is, unguarded and unattended, with some 20 residents inside. The ministry was given 134 apartments by the city of Belgrade on 9 October 2018 to solve the problem of the "Bristol" families, but instead of resettling the residents first, the military divided the apartments among its other members, not leaving enough quota for the "Bristol" settlers.
81: 498: 489: 29: 480: 507: 90: 516: 52: 334:". In the early 20th century, Savamala was being transformed from the neighborhood with the small, curvy alleys into the Belgrade's most affluent quarter, especially when it comes to the architecture. The khan was demolished and the construction of the new building lasted from 1910 to 1912. It was built as the building for the Insurance and Credit Association of the Belgrade Cooperative, owned by 431:" apartment). There are also an aperitif bar, two national cuisine restaurants with 250 seats, beer lounge with 40 seats, "Little Salon" with 55 seats and the pastry shop. The Golden or the Rockefeller suite is the most luxurious in the hotel, and the largest, with 70 m (750 sq ft). It is equipped with the 463:
After hunger strike and negotiations with the president Aleksandar Vučić, the remaining residents were resettled on three locations in Belgrade, in the apartments which became their ownership. None of the apartments are from the list of 134 apartments allocated by the government to the ministry. The
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On 28 August 2018, the resolution of the government stated that the Defense Ministry has to empty the building "from people and things", pay all the remaining bills for the utilities and hand it over to the government's Estate Directory. However, after months of conflict between the residents who
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The hotel was projected by Nikola Nestorović and from the beginning was envisioned as the representative edifice. Apart from the hotel premises and shops on the ground floor, it was planned as the residential building, too. The only modern hotel build in Belgrade prior to Bristol was the
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The architectural characteristics of the building are highly regarded. It is qualified as an anthological exemplar of the modern architecture in Belgrade and described as the pinnacle of the Secession architecture in the city. The building was declared a
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However, citing the problem with 30 families of military personnel which live in the hotel, the investor postponed the works for early 2019. The families were settled in 1991-1992 when they refuged from other parts of former
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after the war broke out. As the military administered one section of the hotel, they were settled in Bristol ever since, for a refunded fee. Though the reconstruction is postponed, the hotel remained closed.
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Hotel Bristol soon became the center of the fashionable life, not only of Belgrade, but of the entire Serbia and, later, Yugoslavia. Before the outbreak of the
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The façade was reconstructed in 1977 while the interior has been partially renovated in 1985-90. Since then, the hotel became known for the
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furniture, including the golden-framed mirror from the 18th century. It is used as the location of many music videos and photo-editorials.
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Jelena Popadić, Daliborka Mučibabić (11 August 2018). "Одлаже се обнова "Бристола"" [The reconstruction of Bristol is postponed].
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The Hotel Bristol has 52 rooms (3 three-bed, 39 two-bed and 10 one-bed), 11 apartments (5 small, 3 large, 2 lux and the "Golden" or the "
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In the 1960s, the administration of the hotel was awarded to the military, but the government remained an owner.
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building of the hotel was then occupied by the security of "Belgrade Waterfront" company.
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According to the contract on the highly controversial project
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architecture in the city. The building was declared a
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Cultural properties in Belgrade. 422: 326:Situated near the "Small Market" ( 14: 857: 826:Hotel buildings completed in 1912 678: 411:street is identical to Moskva's. 258:) is one of the oldest hotels in 541: 532: 523: 514: 505: 496: 487: 478: 88: 79: 50: 43: 27: 779: 764: 749: 474: 397: 741:Adam Santovac (18 July 2018). 734: 715: 696: 637: 613: 169:Military Institution "Dedinje" 1: 836:1912 establishments in Serbia 722:Insajder.net (17 July 2018). 554: 143:; 112 years ago 7: 277: 10: 862: 467: 321: 760:(in Serbian). p. 08. 601:"Vek istorije "Bristola"" 438: 286:, in the municipality of 255: 235: 230: 222: 214: 206: 201: 191: 186: 178: 173: 165: 155: 137: 98: 72: 67: 38: 26: 21: 16:Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia 390:' park after the nearby 59:Location within Belgrade 355:John D. 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Hotel Bristol, Belgrade is located in Belgrade
Belgrade
Serbia
Coordinates
44°48′46″N 20°27′10″E / 44.812686°N 20.452768°E / 44.812686; 20.452768
Government of the Republic of Serbia
Nikola Nestorović
Hotel Bristol
Serbian
Belgrade
Serbia
Secession
cultural monument
Savamala
Savski Venac
Belgrade Bus Station
Park Bristol
Belgrade Cooperative
khan
Luka Ćelović
World War I
Austria-Hungary
Garry Kasparov
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
David Rockefeller
Cune Gojković
single room occupancy
Yugoslav wars
Saint Nicholas

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