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Hotels tell many stories but they very rarely form the central starting point for the entire history of a city The Ukrainian 4 star Hotel Bristol is such a historical venue for it was precisely here that the Russian Empress Catherine the Great laid the foundati on stone of what was to become Odessa in 1794 The modern port city rapidly became the most important Black Sea port The Russian poet Alexander Pushkin praised its freedom and nonchalance The Hotel Bristol was built in precisely this spirit between 1889 and 1899 The famous architect Alexander Bernardazzi made every effort to give the erstwhile wealth of his native city a magnifi cent and hospitable face With a mixture of renaissance and baroque elements he designed a building that was soon to be one of the most beautiful in Russia Even today classical statues and white marble pillars impress passers by on the outside while elegance and luxury impress the guests inside The hotel owes its name to what was then the most popular holiday domicile of Odessa s governors and aristocrats the Hotel Bristol in Vienna Even the latter day Soviet rulers were unable to withstand the hotel s magnifi cent charm and called it Krasnaya the red or beautiful one as you please The Hotel Bristol in Odessa is legendary For over 120 years its guests have included persons of rank and honour It retained its glamorous aura even during the Soviet era when it was renamed the Hotel Krasnaya Since 2011 this gem of Ukrainian hospitality radiates fresh glamour under its former name Halbmond helped to continue the story of this luxury hotel and make it history of colour and design accessible to future generations TRADITIONAL GLAMOUR In 2002 the hotel was once again to become a Bristol which in Old English means a hallowed place or meeting place To this end the hotel was closed enlarged and completely restored over a period of eight years The talented young architect and designer Natalia Mershievskaya highly commended for her sensitive yet modern restoration of historical buildings not only gave the Bristol a new look but also a completely new spirit skilfully combining the pomp and luxury of past centuries with today s most modern facilities and the use of innovative technology The Hotel Bristol reopened in March 2011 Since then literary people Nobel Prize winners fi lm stars and heads of state have wandered over carpets developed by Halbmond The complex patterns are based on the original designs and all grades adapted to the modern requirements of a luxury hotel High quality manufacture and printing technology have made it possible to create a fl oor covering that still looks as if it could withstand time and wear for ever more even after major balls and galas Just like the original Hotel Bristol Hotel Bristol in Odessa Exquisite materials and designs wherever you look the complex patterns are based on the original designs PROJECT Location Odessa Ukraine Target group Tourists business travellers Size 112 rooms Category 4 Star Internet www bristol com CARPET Occasion Renovation Completion 2011 Design Natalia Mershievskaya Quantity approx 6 000 m Quality Artemis 1250 Artemis 1400 Artemis 1850 Architect and designer Natalia Mershievskaya 10 I The Carpet Magazine 20 The Carpet Magazine 20 I 11


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