New York Palace of Budapest
Š Ludovic MAISANT / hemis.fr
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Hongrie :
At first it could seem strange to name the “New York Palace” one of the jewels of the hotel trade in Buldapest ! A trip back in time to the year of its creation back in 1894 is necessary to understand its meaning. The American insurance business "New York Life Insurance Company" commissioned its Hungarian headquarters to architect Alajos Hauszmann (the one of the city’s castle) with a specific wish to set up on the ground floor a cafe called "New York”. At the beginning of the 20th century this Cafe place became a central part of the cultural and artistic life of the city. One of its most famous regulars was “Mihály Kertész" who would later be known as Michael Curtiz and would direct the film Casablanca. During the Second World War, the building was bombed and damaged by a Russian tank. It would then be nationalized by the new communist regime. From that point it was used as offices, flats and one part was even transformed into a large shop from 1954. At the turn of the century, the place was bought up and renovated during a period of 5 years, by Italian hotel group Boscolo for the total sum of more than 80 millions euros. Currently this hotel and its eclectic styles, boasts around 100 rooms and is a true success with its mix of styles and eras : from a striking marble atrium, to Murano chandeliers of the suites, or a very contemporary styled breakfast lounge. A stay is a very pleasurable experience : straight from the mythic 19th century cafe into the third millennium epitomized by a daring swimming pool and spa. It would certainly be a real shame to miss one of the best fluvial cities of Europe and its numerous thermal baths inherited from the Romans and later the Turks. Budapest: the capital of well-being?
HEMIS_184624 : Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, atrium and lobby
HEMIS_262672 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, the Chain Bridge (Szechenyi Lanchid) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, built in 1848 by the British engineer William Thierney Clark, than rebuilt identically after its destruction in 1949
HEMIS_262675 Hungary, Budapest, the Danube river and the Parliament seen from the other bank of the river, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Buda side
HEMIS_184643 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184636 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, 1894 facade
HEMIS_184618 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, lobby
HEMIS_184663 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, lobby
HEMIS_184617 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, client reading in the lobby
HEMIS_184622 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, royal suite
HEMIS_184623 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, royal suite
HEMIS_184628 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, spa
HEMIS_184629 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, spa
HEMIS_184627 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, spa
HEMIS_184634 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, junior suite, bathroom
HEMIS_184616 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, New York Cafe
HEMIS_184632 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, atrium
HEMIS_184642 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184641 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184649 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, maid in a gallery
HEMIS_184648 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, maid in a junior suite
HEMIS_184650 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, maid in a gallery
HEMIS_184651 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, antique staircase
HEMIS_184654 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, spa
HEMIS_184652 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, New York Cafe
HEMIS_184655 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, spa
HEMIS_184640 : Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184638 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, 1894 facade
HEMIS_184647 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, junior suite
HEMIS_184646 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184644 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, breakfast lounge
HEMIS_184656 Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, entrance hall
HEMIS_184658 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Erzsebet Square, pool in the park
HEMIS_184657 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, pedestrian street, girls in front of Hugo Boss store
HEMIS_184659 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Miatyank Street, statue on street sign side
HEMIS_184669 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Szabadsag Square, carved fresco
HEMIS_184693 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Erzsebet Square
HEMIS_184665 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, stained glass with Kossuth Lajos, one of the Revolution and 1848-49 Independance struggle leader
HEMIS_184694 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Erzsebet Square
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Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, swimming-pool
Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, room in a suite
HEMIS_184668 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, lift on ground floor
HEMIS_184673 Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District on the edges of Danube River, Line 2 tramway
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Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Gresham Palace, Four Seasons Hotel, Art Nouveau facade
Hungary, Budapest, Buda, Couple next to the wine fountain in Buda Castle Labyrinth
HEMIS_145679 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, View out of one of the seven towers of the fishermen's Bastion at Castle Hill at night
HEMIS_184674 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, National Theatre seen from the Gallery
HEMIS_184676 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, National Theatre
HEMIS_145705 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, People sitting in the sidwalk area of Cafe Ruszwurm on Castle Hill
HEMIS_184688 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, Dozsa Gyorgy Street, mémorial de la Révolution de 1956 et de la guerre d'indépendance
HEMIS_184682 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, Lagymanyos District, contemporary building
HEMIS_184639 : Hungary, Budapest, New York Palace, 5 star luxury hotel, 1894 facade
HEMIS_175185 Hungary, Budapest, Buda District, Millenaris Park with vineyard
HEMIS_184675 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, National Theatre
HEMIS_184697 Hungary, Budapest, Buda District, Millenaris Park, Hungarian flag
HEMIS_184698 Hungary, Budapest, Buda District, MOM Park shopping mall
HEMIS_175177 Hungary, Budapest, Buda District, Millenaris Park
HEMIS_184683 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, Lagymanyos District, contemporary building
HEMIS_184695 Hungary, Budapest, Buda District, French Institute by architect Georges Maurios
HEMIS_175188 Hungary, Budapest, Buda district, Royal castle, the Red dinausor in caage called Jurassic Age from the Chinese artist Sui Jianguo
HEMIS_145725 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, Funicular railway to Castle Hill
HEMIS_128140 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, pastrie called Sissi from Gerbaud's on Vaci Street
HEMIS_145711 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Waitress serving fancy cake in Cafe Gerbeaud, which is specialized in hungarian cakes
HEMIS_172912 Hungary, Budapest, Pest quarter, Gerbeaud cake shop founded in 1858
HEMIS_083206 Hungary, Budapest, set of pastry makings of Gerbeaud confectioner's and tea room in Pest
HEMIS_262654 Hungary, Budapest, building where is located the Gerbaud Cafe, Varasmarty ter 7
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Hungary, Budapest, Varasmarty Square, Lions Fountain with the building where is located the Gerbaud Cafe in the background
Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, Blaha Lujza Square, ancient facade of Mercure Budapest Nemzeti Hotel
HEMIS_184702 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, Blaha Lujza Square, ancient facade of Mercure Budapest Nemzeti Hotel
HEMIS_184699 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, Blaha Lujza Square
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Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Heroes'Square listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Millenium Monument finished in 1922 for the Hungary's millenium
Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, the Chain Bridge (Szechenyi Lanchid) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, built in 1848 by the British engineer William Thierney Clark, than rebuilt identically after its destruction in 1949
HEMIS_175186 Hungary, Budapest, Pest quarter, cupola of Saint Stephen Basilica built between 1851 and 1905
HEMIS_184689 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, West End City Center shopping mall
HEMIS_184677 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, National Theatre Gallery
HEMIS_145729 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Waiter serving something to drink in an open-air cafe at Liszt Square
HEMIS_262660 : Hungary, Budapest, Varasmarty Square, young people sitting on the steps of the Lions Fountain
HEMIS_145742 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Waitress serving beer in an open-air restaurant at Vaci Street
HEMIS_262661 Hungary, Budapest, the Vรกci utca, pedestrian and commercial street of the center of Pest
HEMIS_145743 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Vaci Street, three bottles of Tokaji wine
HEMIS_083199 Hungary, Budapest, sunday swimmers at Szechenyi baths
HEMIS_017046 Hungary, Budapest, chess players in the famous Szechenyi baths at Pest
HEMIS_145697 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, People swimming in open-air pool of Szechenyi-Baths
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Hungary, Budapest, Pest quarter, bathers relaxing in Szechenyi Thermal Baths built in the neobaroque style 1915
Hungary, Budapest, one of the outside swimming pools in the SzĂŠchenyi Medicinal Bath
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Hungary, Budapest, Pest quarter, bathers relaxing in Szechenyi Thermal Baths built in the neobaroque style 1913
Hungary, Budapest, one of the outside swimming pools in the SzĂŠchenyi Medicinal Bath
HEMIS_175173 Hungary, Budapest, Buda quarter, Gellert Baths with original Art Nouveau interieur
HEMIS_145704 Hungary, Budapest, Buda, People swimming in the Gellert Baths
HEMIS_172919 Hungary, Budapest, Buda quarter, Gellert Baths with original Art Nouveau interieur
HEMIS_195060 Hungary, Budapest, lovers walking on SzĂŠchenyi Chain Bridge built between 1842 and 1849
HEMIS_172911 Hungary, Budapest, Buda quarter, Gellert Baths with original Art Nouveau interieur
HEMIS_195166 Hungary, Budapest, tramway over Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag)
HEMIS_175181 Hungary, Budapest, the Parliament
HEMIS_175178 Hungary, Budapest, Geology National Museum
HEMIS_145730 Hungary, Budapest, Pest, Subway, the oldest in continental Europe, passing waiting woman at the platform
HEMIS_175184 Hungary, Budapest, flea market, Red Army's caps and chapkas
HEMIS_184679 Hungary, Budapest, Palace of Arts by architects Zoboki, Demeter and Associates
HEMIS_184703 Hungary, Budapest, 12th district, Alkotas Street, 2002 buildings by architect C. Ferenc
HEMIS_184678 Hungary, Budapest, Palace of Arts by architects Zoboki, Demeter and Associates
HEMIS_203126 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, the restaurant
HEMIS_184661 : Hungary, Budapest, Belvaros District, Chain Bridge and castle listed as World Heritage by UNESCO
HEMIS_203128 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, bedroom
HEMIS_203125 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, restaurant
HEMIS_203129 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, restaurant
HEMIS_203127 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, corridor
HEMIS_203130 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, restaurant
HEMIS_203124 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, reception desk
HEMIS_203131 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, hotel designed by artist Donald Sultan, reception desk
HEMIS_203132 Hungary, Budapest, Art'otel, facade of the hotel
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Hungary, Budapest, Heroes'Square (Hosok tere), listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Millennium Monumentin built from 1896 to 1922 and made of a gallery of colonnades in semicircle where are located the statues of the seven Magyars kings
Hungary, Budapest, Heroes'Square (Hosok tere), the Millennium Monument, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, and the column of 45 metres high with the archangel Gabriel
HEMIS_262704 Hungary, Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti Muzeum) on the Heroes'Square (Hosok tere) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO
HEMIS_175182 Hungary, Budapest, Pest District, Neo Gothic cupola of the Parliament
HEMIS_142689 Hungary, Budapest, Parlement on the Danube river
HEMIS_262649 Hungary, Budapest, the right bank of the Danube river on Pest side seen from the the Chain Bridge (Szechenyi Lanchid) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO
HEMIS_262653 Hungary, Budapest, old buildings along the quay of the Danube river listedlisted as World Heritage by UNESCO at Pest and tram passageway