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Waldorf-Astoria (other)
Waldorf Astoria New York is a historic Manhattan hotel built in 1931. Waldorf-Astoria may also refer to: * Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929), the predecessor of the current Waldorf Astoria New York * Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a hospitality hotel management firm * Waldorf Astoria Berlin, a hotel in Germany * Waldorf Astoria Chicago, a hotel in the United States * Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian, a hotel in Scotland * Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower, a proposed but cancelled Chicago skyscraper * Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, which opened in 2022 in the Old Post Office building * Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company * Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik (Cigarette factory), a former German tobacco company See also * Waldorf Hotel (other) * Waldorf education * William Waldorf Astor, hotel businessman for whom the hotel chain name was derived, great grandson of John Jacob Astor, born in Walldorf Walldorf (South Franconian: ''Walldoaf'') is a town in the Rh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Astoria New York
The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver, which was completed in 1931. The building was the world's tallest hotel from 1931 until 1963 when it was surpassed by Moscow's Hotel Ukraina by . An icon of glamour and luxury, the Waldorf Astoria is one of the world's most prestigious and best-known hotels. Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is a division of Hilton Hotels, and a portfolio of high-end properties around the world operates under the name, including in New York City. Both the exterior and the interior of the Waldorf Astoria are designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as official landmarks. The original Waldorf–Astoria was built in two stages along Fifth Avenue and opened in 1893; it was demolished in 1929 to make way for the construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929)
The Waldorf-Astoria originated as two hotels, built side by side by feuding relatives, on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York, United States. Built in 1893 and expanded in 1897, the hotels were razed in 1929 to make way for construction of the Empire State Building. Their successor, the current Waldorf Astoria New York, was built on Park Avenue in 1931. The original Waldorf Hotel opened on March 13, 1893, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street, on the site where millionaire developer William Waldorf Astor had previously built his mansion. Constructed in the German Renaissance style by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, it stood high, with fifteen public rooms and 450 guest rooms, and a further 100 rooms allocated to servants, with laundry facilities on the upper floors. It was heavily furnished with antiques purchased by founding manager and president George Boldt and his wife during an 1892 visit to Europe. The Empire Room was the largest and most lavishly adorned room in the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, formerly The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, is a luxury hotel and resort brand of Hilton Worldwide. It is positioned as the flagship brand within Hilton's portfolio, being used on hotels which offer the highest standards of facilities and service. As of December 31, 2019, it had 32 locations with 9,821 rooms in 15 countries and territories, including 2 that are owned or leased (with 463 rooms) and 30 that are managed (with 9,358 rooms). History In January 2006, Hilton Hotels Corporation announced that it would launch a luxury hotel chain called The Waldorf Astoria Collection, branded after its flagship Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. In July 2009, the Dakota Mountain Lodge opened in Park City, Utah; it later dropped the "Dakota Mountain Lodge" title and is now known simply as Waldorf Astoria Park City. It is the first ski resort to join the portfolio. In January 2014, the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah opened in Dubai, on the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Waldorf Astoria Berlin is a hotel in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the City West area of Berlin , next to the upscale retail area Kurfürstendamm. It opened on January 3, 2013, and is the first Waldorf Astoria branded hotel in Germany. Guerlain Spa, the only one in Germany, is located at the hotel. Building The Waldorf Astoria Berlin is situated in the Berlin building Zoofenster. It is a skyscraper in the district of Charlottenburg in Berlin. It has 32 floors and a height of 118 m and was constructed from July 2008 to March 2012. Awards The hotel won World Luxury Spa Awards for 2014, and a Europe's Leading New Hotel of World Travel Awards. See also *List of tallest buildings in Berlin References External links * Waldorf Astoria Berlin official website Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
The Waldorf Astoria Chicago, formerly the Elysian Hotel Chicago, is a luxury hotel located at 11 East Walton Street in the Near North Side, Chicago#Gold Coast, Gold Coast area of Chicago, Illinois. History Originally developed as The Elysian, the project was approved in June 2005; its construction took place from 2006 until 2009. The 60 story hotel was designed by Chicago architect Lucien Lagrange and was developed by David Pisor. The project consists of two main parts: a 188-room hotel and 51 condominiums above (estimated at $280 million combined). In 2009, the condominiums were valued between $2.5 and $8.5 million. The hotel opened in February 2009. In keeping with the tradition of the Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago), Gold Coast neighborhood, the entrance of the project is a cobblestone courtyard. Its design emulates the grand hotels of Paris in the 1920s, complete with colonnades, spires, and a motor court. The hotel was reported to have failed to make a profit (accou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian is a five-star hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in December 1903, it is an example of a British grand railway hotel, formerly called The Caledonian Hotel, and nicknamed 'The Caley'. It stands at the west end of Princes Street and is a category A listed building. Construction The Caledonian Hotel, constructed from 1899 to 1903, was part of the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh Princes Street railway station. It was a rival to the North British Railway's North British Hotel, which opened at the other end of Princes Street in 1903. The hotel was built on top of the stone, V-shaped station building that had been recently built as a replacement for the previous wooden station, which was damaged in a fire in June 1890. The architects of the hotel were John More Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne. Peddie's assistant and job architect was John Wilson. When first built, the hotel had 205 rooms, with decor in the style of Louis XV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel And Residence Tower
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Chicago, was a planned hotel and condominium skyscraper that would have been tall. The Prime Group was in charge of the project, which was proposed at a cost of $610 million. The building would have been located one block from the Chicago River, and north of the Sheraton Chicago in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area of Chicago. The building's developers, the Fordham Company, were the initial developers of the now-cancelled Chicago Spire. The building would have been the third tallest building in Chicago as only the Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel and Tower are taller than . It would have been among the tallest buildings in the world, since only 25 buildings in the world currently exceed . Early in 2012 the approval process began for a much smaller mixed-use tower on the site. Plans Had it been completed, the proposed hotel portion of the building would have been managed by The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Washington, D
Old Post Office, or Former Post Office, may refer to: Belgium * Old Post Office (Ghent) Serbia * Old Post Office (Belgrade) United Kingdom * Old Post Office, Bristol * Tintagel Old Post Office, Tintagel United States ''(ordered by state and city)'' * Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office in Athens, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Old Brick Post Office in Wickenburg, Arizona, NRHP-listed * Old Camden Post Office in Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Fayetteville, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Hot Springs, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Little Rock U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, also known as the Old Post Office and Courthouse, Little Rock, Arkansas, NRHP-listed * Old Post Office (Mena, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Santa Rosa, California), listed on the NRHP in California * Old Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.), District of Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company
Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company (also Waldorf-Astoria Segar Company) was the cigar company of the original Waldorf–Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York City. Its headquarters were located in the building's basement on the Fifth Avenue. The humidors were situated in a lower basement, as was the company's Cuban cigar stock. Its value was estimated between US$300,000-$400,000. Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company and its contemporaries, such A. Schulte and Robert E. Lane, grew out of the local competition caused by the large volume of sales and uniform business methods of the United Cigar Stores. ''Life Magazine'' advertised that the first shipment of the ''LA SAVOIE'' brand of Havana cigars ever made to the US was made to the Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company. Notable people George Boldt served as president and director of the Waldorf-Astoria Segar Company, as well as the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Company and the Waldorf Importation Company. Mervyn J. Buckley was secretary of the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik
The Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik (English:''Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Factory'') was a German tobacco company, established in Hamburg and Stuttgart by Emil Molt and several other partners on January 1, 1906. It was named after Johann Jakob Astor, born in 1763 in Walldorf (in present-day Baden-Wurttemberg), who after emigrating to the United States became the richest man in said country. The company proved successful; it employed around 1,000 people in 1919. However, it experienced difficulties in the second half of the 1920s due to outdated production-methods and the global economic situation, and a competing trust took over a large portion of the shares. In 1929, the company was liquidated. The Waldorf-Astoria tobacco brand, with the portrait of John Jacob Astor, was taken over by a different company and is owned by Reemtsma. Waldorf-Astoria became famous for giving its name to Waldorf education.Schmelzer, Albert. ''How the Waldorf movement began.'' https://www.freund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Hotel (other)
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Waldorf Hotel may refer to: *The Waldorf Hotel, the original section of the Waldorf–Astoria (1893–1929) in New York **Waldorf Astoria New York, its successor, on Fifth Avenue at 33rd Street *The original name of The Waldorf Hilton, London, England * Waldorf Hotel (Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada * Waldorf Hotel (Andover, South Dakota), United States * Waldorf Hotel (Fargo, North Dakota), United States See also * Waldorf–Astoria (other) * Waldorf (other) Waldorf can have the following meanings: People * William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919), financier and statesman * Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879–1952), businessman and politician * Pappy Waldorf (1902–1981), 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldorf Education
Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical skills, with focus on imagination and creativity. Individual teachers have a great deal of autonomy in curriculum content, teaching methods, and governance. Qualitative assessments of student work are integrated into the daily life of the classroom, with standardized testing limited to what is required to enter post-secondary education. Many Waldorf schools have faced controversy due to Steiner's connections to racist ideology and magical thinking. Others have faced regulatory audits and closure due to concerns over substandard treatment of special needs children. The first Waldorf school opened in 1919 in Stuttgart, Germany. A century later, it has become the largest independent school movement in the world, with more than 1,200 inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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