Hotel International (Brno)

The Hotel International in Brno, is one of the most important and best preserved buildings in the Brussels style in the Czech Republic.[1] The eleven-story hotel was built between 1959 - 1962 designed by Ernest Krejza and Milos Kramoliše.[2] The building is inspired by the style of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer,[1] There are also features of late functionalism.[2] The hotel was opened on June 29, 1962. From its inception to 24 December 2013, the building was a cultural monument. The hotel was operated from 1962-1989 by the state company Inter Brno,. At the time of opening of the hotel had 301 rooms with a capacity of 697 people. It had about 300 employees. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the hotel was privatized and ownership passed to Hotel International Brno, Inc., founded in 1992.

Hotel International Brno
BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel International Brno
Former namesInterhotel Brno
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModernism
LocationBrno
AddressHusova 200/16, 602 00 Brno-střed
Town or cityBrno
CountryCzech Republic
Coordinates49.194919°N 16.605529°E / 49.194919; 16.605529
Construction started1959
Completed1962
OpenedJune 29, 1962
InauguratedJune 29, 1962
Technical details
Floor count11
Design and construction
ArchitectArnošt Krejza, Miloš Kramoliš; Zdeňka Kopecká, Miroslav Brabec, Jiří Kadeřávek, Zbyšek Kašpar
Known forCultural monument, Oscar Niemeyer-inspired building
Website
www.hotelinternational.cz

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