Thursday, June 24, 2004
Where we became one!
The palace restaurant where I knelt down and proposed to my dear Sylvie.
Photo of the Vivaldi restaurant in the Shlosshotel Berlin.
Hotel Photos.
...and more photos!
History:
The Schlosshotel Vier Jahreszeiten Berlin was originally built as a private mansion for Von Pannwitz and Catalina Roth in 1914. Its style was based on the late baroque classicism of the early 19th century. The palace was built around Von Pannwitz's art collection (mainly Flemish masters: Franz Hals, Jan Sten, Rembrant, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hobbena and David Gerard.) Its interiors were designed by 30 different Parisian artists. Some rooms reflect the style of Louis XIV demonstrated by the impressive amount of Gold leaf.
For a brief period after the war, it became the "Embassy Club" under the British, and then in 1951 the hotelier Wolfgang Gehrus open the first hotel under the name "Shlosshotel Gehrus". Scenes from the film "La pasante du Sans-Souci" were filmed there in 1981. The hotel attracted many glamorous guests including Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Kennedy, Errol Flynn, Josephine Baker, Jane Mansfield and Peter Ustinov. With the death of Wolfgang Gehrhus the hotel declined into decay (under the GDR) and was only put up for sale after German reunification. It was bought by a group of Berlin famillies and reopened in 1994 after 3 years of substantial renovation under the artistic direction of world-famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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Photo of the Vivaldi restaurant in the Shlosshotel Berlin.
Hotel Photos.
...and more photos!
History:
The Schlosshotel Vier Jahreszeiten Berlin was originally built as a private mansion for Von Pannwitz and Catalina Roth in 1914. Its style was based on the late baroque classicism of the early 19th century. The palace was built around Von Pannwitz's art collection (mainly Flemish masters: Franz Hals, Jan Sten, Rembrant, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hobbena and David Gerard.) Its interiors were designed by 30 different Parisian artists. Some rooms reflect the style of Louis XIV demonstrated by the impressive amount of Gold leaf.
For a brief period after the war, it became the "Embassy Club" under the British, and then in 1951 the hotelier Wolfgang Gehrus open the first hotel under the name "Shlosshotel Gehrus". Scenes from the film "La pasante du Sans-Souci" were filmed there in 1981. The hotel attracted many glamorous guests including Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Kennedy, Errol Flynn, Josephine Baker, Jane Mansfield and Peter Ustinov. With the death of Wolfgang Gehrhus the hotel declined into decay (under the GDR) and was only put up for sale after German reunification. It was bought by a group of Berlin famillies and reopened in 1994 after 3 years of substantial renovation under the artistic direction of world-famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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