Hotel Olympik is a large hotel in the

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area of the 8th district of

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. The hotel is near the Invalidovna housing facility and the Čechie Karlín stadium. Hotel Olympik is located at 138 Sokolovská Street.

History

The Hotel Olympik was designed by a team of architects led by Josef Polak between 1967 and 1971. The hotel was opened to the public in 1973. The building is high, it has 21 floors and overlooks the city quarter

. The hotel was finished in 1974, and at the time had 715 beds. A fire in the hotel in 1995 took 8 lives and resulted in damages of 35 million

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. In 1995, the hotel was the scene for one of the biggest fires in Czech Republic history, resulting in 8 deaths and 34 injuries. The fire started on the 11th floor of the hotel, and is believed to be caused due to an overheating appliance. On 5 October 2008 thieves broke into the hotel safe and stole about the equivalent to CZK 1.000.000,00 in different currencies ( about US$55,500.00 ) and a large number of shares from the Olympic Holding Company. In 2015 the hotel was given a new brightly coloured facade.

1980 Summer Olympics

According to some experts, Hotel Olympik was built in preparation for Prague's bid to host the

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. The housing area Invalidovna would have been the

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. After Moscow placed a bid, Prague withdrew its application.Martin Bublák
Československý olympismus v období komunismu 1948–1989
diplomová práce, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, pedagogická fakulta, katedra historie, 2008 The hotel is not in a tourist area; it hosts many conferences and business gatherings.

Photogallery

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References

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Hotel Olympik Hotel Olympik is a large hotel in the Karlín area of the 8th district of Prague, Czech Republic. The hotel is near the Invalidovna, Invalidovna housing facility and the Čechie Karlín, Čechie Karlín stadium. Hotel Olympik is located at 138 :c ...

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* {{Official website, www.olympik.cz/en/olympik/ 1974 establishments in Czechoslovakia Hotels in Prague Hotels established in 1974 Hotel buildings completed in 1974 20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic