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King David Hotel
Jerusalem, Israel · Dan Hotels · High Luxury
Ezra Mosseri, an Egyptian Jewish banker, opened this pink-limestone hotel in 1931 to a Swiss design by Emil Vogt, looking across to the Old City walls and Mount Zion. On 22 July 1946 the Irgun bombed the southern wing, then British Mandate headquarters, killing 91 people. Dan Hotels has run it since 1958; heads of state in exile, including Haile Selassie and Greece's King George II, used it as a wartime address, and it remains a Leading Hotels of the World member.
- 237 rooms
- Opened 1931
- Neighborhood: Near the Old City / Gershon Agron Street
- Architect: Emil Vogt
About King David Hotel
- Swiss architect Emil Vogt designed the 1931 building in locally quarried pink Jerusalem limestone; Benjamin Chaikin supervised construction in the city.
- On 22 July 1946 the Irgun bombed the southern wing housing British Mandate offices, killing 91 people of several nationalities.
- Emperor Haile Selassie lived here during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1936, and King George II of Greece ran a government-in-exile from the hotel in 1942.
- Dan Hotels, the Federmann-family Israeli group, has owned and operated the hotel since 1958.
- Interiors by Gustave-Adolphe Hufschmid mix Assyrian, Hittite, Phoenician, and Muslim motifs meant to evoke the era of King David.
History
The King David Hotel opened in 1931, commissioned by Egyptian Jewish banker Ezra Mosseri and designed by Swiss architect Emil Vogt in locally quarried pink Jerusalem limestone, with construction supervised by Benjamin Chaikin. It overlooks the Old City and Mount Zion. On 22 July 1946 the Irgun bombed the southern wing, then used as British Mandate administrative headquarters, killing 91 people. Dan Hotels has owned and operated the hotel since 1958. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
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