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Former White Cross Hotel

Hotel Ardealul
Former White Cross Hotel
Hotel Ardealul
Former White Cross Hotel
Original function:
hotel / tavern / guesthouse
Current function:
hotel / tavern / guesthouse
Settlement:
Arad, Arad
Address:
Revolutiei 98
Historical Hungarian county:
Arad
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.1715750855, 21.3150299174
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History

It was built in 1840-41 as the town's first hotel in the neoclassical style, designed by Franz Mahler from Vienna. Previously a stagecoach station and an inn stood on its site. In 1846, Liszt Ferenc gave two concerts in the impressive winter garden with its balcony attached to the rear wing of the building. Famous guests of the hotel included Emperor Franz Joseph, Krúdy Gyula and Móricz Zsigmond. Johann Strauss Jr. and Brahms also performed in the auditorium. Before 1868, when the Arad-Gyulafehrvár railway line was opened, post coaches from the Maros Valley used to stop in front of the building.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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