Continental Hotel Timișoara
| Continental Hotel Timișoara | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | 2A 1989 Revolution Boulevard, Timișoara, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°45′18″N 21°13′56″E / 45.75500°N 21.23222°E |
| Completed | 1971[1] |
| Height | 59 m[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gheorghe Gîrleanu |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 169 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| hotelcontinental | |
Continental Hotel, branded as North Star Continental Resort, is a four-star hotel[3] in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. It is one of the city's most representative buildings, part of the built heritage of 1989 Revolution Boulevard.[4]
History
In the late 1960s, the Communist Party called for the development of various commercial spaces, hotels, cultural centers, stadiums, and sports halls in major cities. Design institutes were authorized to create more refined and aesthetically significant architectural plans.[5] It was the period when the Bega department store, the Continental and Timișoara hotels, the Youth House, the Modex Fashion House, the Olimpia Hall, and others were built in Timișoara.[5]
Architect Gheorghe Gîrleanu was tasked with designing the Continental Hotel, which was envisioned from the outset as an urban landmark for the area, built in a purist modernist style.[6] It became the first tower building in Timișoara. The structure features 14 floors, with 12 dedicated to accommodations. The hotel boasts a total of 169 rooms, including 119 double-bed rooms, 16 connecting rooms, 30 single-bed rooms, and two apartments.[5]
In 1975, the hotel was expanded to incorporate the rear terrace and the supply yard, which was later enclosed to create additional interior space. In the early 2000s, the Continental Hotel underwent a major rehabilitation, which included extensive interior design updates and several modifications to the ground-floor facades facing the 1989 Revolution and Ion C. Brătianu boulevards.[5]
Amenities
Continental Hotel provides a diverse array of amenities, including 169 guest rooms (with accommodations for disabled guests), an international and Romanian cuisine restaurant, a conference center, the Miami Terrace with an outdoor pool, a lobby bar, the Continental beauty salon, the Galaxy nightclub, and a fully equipped fitness center.[7]
References
- ^ Gündisch, Konrad; Weger, Tobias (2023). Temeswar/Timișoara: Kleine Stadtgeschichte. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet. ISBN 978-3-7917-3225-1.
- ^ a b Both, Ștefan (7 August 2019). "Zgârie-norii din Timișoara. Cea mai înaltă clădire de locuit va avea 20 de etaje, cea mai înaltă clădire de birouri se întinde pe 27 de nivele". Adevărul.
- ^ Pop, Cornelia; Cosma, Smaranda; Negrușa, Adina; Ionescu, Claudiu; Marinescu, Nicolae (2007). "Hotel market in the cities of Brașov, Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara". Romania as a Tourist Destination and the Romanian Hotel Industry. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 176. ISBN 1-84718-268-2.
- ^ "Hotel Continental se... dublează. Construcție nouă de 14 etaje deasupra sălii de nunți". TION. 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Both, Ștefan (12 September 2017). "Povestea unui faimos arhitect care a proiectat blocuri în „Epoca de Aur". Continental - cea mai înaltă clădire din Timișoara socialistă". Adevărul.
- ^ Bader, Adrian (5 September 2022). "Povestea celei mai înalte clădiri a epocii comuniste din Timișoara. 51 de ani de la construcția Continentalului". Ziua de Vest.
- ^ "Amenities". North Star Continental Resort Timișoara.
External links
- Official website (English)
- Website of the restaurant within the Continental Hotel