Grand History // Grand Present // Grand Future // The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland // A Sign of Grand Hospitality in the Heart of the Capital City // ENJOY!
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Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
The Shelbourne Hotel is a famous hotel situated in a landmark building on the north side of St Stephen's Green, in Dublin, Ireland. Currently operated by Marriott International's Renaissance Hotel brand, the hotel has 265 rooms in total and reopened in March 2006 after undergoing an eighteen-month refurbishment.
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John McCurdy designed the hotel and the studio of M. M. Barbezet of Paris cast the four external statues, two Nubian Princesses and their shackled slave girls.
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The Shelbourne Hotel was founded in 1824 by Tipperaryman Martin Burke, when he acquired three adjoining townhouses overlooking Dublin's St Stephen's Green - Europe's largest garden square. Burke named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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In the early 1900s, Alois Hitler, Jr, the half brother of Adolf Hitler, worked in the hotel while in Dublin.
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In 1922, the hotel played a very important part in the founding of the Irish nation when the Irish Constitution was drafted in room 112, now known as The Constitution Room.
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More about the world-famous Shelbourne Hotel can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin = AN IRISH ICON
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About the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott International:
Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. The brand is owned by Marriott International and many Renaissance Hotels are managed by Marriott, however some are operated under a franchise license.
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Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites cater to an upmarket segment of the traveling public. While initially acquired by Marriott as a secondary-brand, in recent years Renaissance has established itself as a boutique-like hotel chain.
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Renaissance Hotels was founded in 1982 as Ramada Renaissance Hotels, the upscale division of Ramada Inns, Inc.
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In 1989 the bulk of the Ramada hospitality and franchise system was acquired by New World Development Company of Hong Kong (the U.S. rights to the Ramada name were sold to Prime Hospitality), and the former Ramada Corp. was renamed Aztar Corp. New World established Renaissance as a stand-alone brand.
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In 1993, New World acquired Stouffer Hotels from Nestle and folded the Stouffer hotels into the Renaissance chain. New World took their management and franchising company public, while retaining ownership of many of the individual hotels through its CTF Holdings subsidiary.
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In 1997 Marriott acquired the Netherlands-incorporated Renaissance Hotel Group N.V., and retained the Renaissance brand, while eventually shedding the Ramada International business in phases to Cendant Corp. In 2005 Marriott acquired most of the remaining New World/CTF owned Renaissance Hotels in North America and Europe, with the intent of selling them under long-term management and/or franchise contracts.
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More information about the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = Renaissance Hotels and Resorts = A whole world AWAITS
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
--- Chinese Proverb
Beautiful Space // Rare Moments // Memorable Treasures // The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland // Junior Suite with Heritage Lounge Access // Bedroom // ENJOY!
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Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
The Shelbourne Hotel is a famous hotel situated in a landmark building on the north side of St Stephen's Green, in Dublin, Ireland. Currently operated by Marriott International's Renaissance Hotel brand, the hotel has 265 rooms in total and reopened in March 2006 after undergoing an eighteen-month refurbishment.
=====
John McCurdy designed the hotel and the studio of M. M. Barbezet of Paris cast the four external statues, two Nubian Princesses and their shackled slave girls.
=====
The Shelbourne Hotel was founded in 1824 by Tipperaryman Martin Burke, when he acquired three adjoining townhouses overlooking Dublin's St Stephen's Green - Europe's largest garden square. Burke named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
=====
In the early 1900s, Alois Hitler, Jr, the half brother of Adolf Hitler, worked in the hotel while in Dublin.
=====
In 1922, the hotel played a very important part in the founding of the Irish nation when the Irish Constitution was drafted in room 112, now known as The Constitution Room.
=====
More about the world-famous Shelbourne Hotel can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin = AN IRISH ICON
=====
About the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott International:
Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. The brand is owned by Marriott International and many Renaissance Hotels are managed by Marriott, however some are operated under a franchise license.
=====
Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites cater to an upmarket segment of the traveling public. While initially acquired by Marriott as a secondary-brand, in recent years Renaissance has established itself as a boutique-like hotel chain.
=====
Renaissance Hotels was founded in 1982 as Ramada Renaissance Hotels, the upscale division of Ramada Inns, Inc.
=====
In 1989 the bulk of the Ramada hospitality and franchise system was acquired by New World Development Company of Hong Kong (the U.S. rights to the Ramada name were sold to Prime Hospitality), and the former Ramada Corp. was renamed Aztar Corp. New World established Renaissance as a stand-alone brand.
=====
In 1993, New World acquired Stouffer Hotels from Nestle and folded the Stouffer hotels into the Renaissance chain. New World took their management and franchising company public, while retaining ownership of many of the individual hotels through its CTF Holdings subsidiary.
=====
In 1997 Marriott acquired the Netherlands-incorporated Renaissance Hotel Group N.V., and retained the Renaissance brand, while eventually shedding the Ramada International business in phases to Cendant Corp. In 2005 Marriott acquired most of the remaining New World/CTF owned Renaissance Hotels in North America and Europe, with the intent of selling them under long-term management and/or franchise contracts.
=====
More information about the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = Renaissance Hotels and Resorts = A whole world AWAITS
=====
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
--- Chinese Proverb
Superlative Beauty // Footsteps of Happiness // Wonderful Moments // The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland // The Grand Staircase // ENJOY!
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Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
The Shelbourne Hotel is a famous hotel situated in a landmark building on the north side of St Stephen's Green, in Dublin, Ireland. Currently operated by Marriott International's Renaissance Hotel brand, the hotel has 265 rooms in total and reopened in March 2006 after undergoing an eighteen-month refurbishment.
=====
John McCurdy designed the hotel and the studio of M. M. Barbezet of Paris cast the four external statues, two Nubian Princesses and their shackled slave girls.
=====
The Shelbourne Hotel was founded in 1824 by Tipperaryman Martin Burke, when he acquired three adjoining townhouses overlooking Dublin's St Stephen's Green - Europe's largest garden square. Burke named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
=====
In the early 1900s, Alois Hitler, Jr, the half brother of Adolf Hitler, worked in the hotel while in Dublin.
=====
In 1922, the hotel played a very important part in the founding of the Irish nation when the Irish Constitution was drafted in room 112, now known as The Constitution Room.
=====
More about the world-famous Shelbourne Hotel can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin = AN IRISH ICON
=====
About the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott International:
Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. The brand is owned by Marriott International and many Renaissance Hotels are managed by Marriott, however some are operated under a franchise license.
=====
Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites cater to an upmarket segment of the traveling public. While initially acquired by Marriott as a secondary-brand, in recent years Renaissance has established itself as a boutique-like hotel chain.
=====
Renaissance Hotels was founded in 1982 as Ramada Renaissance Hotels, the upscale division of Ramada Inns, Inc.
=====
In 1989 the bulk of the Ramada hospitality and franchise system was acquired by New World Development Company of Hong Kong (the U.S. rights to the Ramada name were sold to Prime Hospitality), and the former Ramada Corp. was renamed Aztar Corp. New World established Renaissance as a stand-alone brand.
=====
In 1993, New World acquired Stouffer Hotels from Nestle and folded the Stouffer hotels into the Renaissance chain. New World took their management and franchising company public, while retaining ownership of many of the individual hotels through its CTF Holdings subsidiary.
=====
In 1997 Marriott acquired the Netherlands-incorporated Renaissance Hotel Group N.V., and retained the Renaissance brand, while eventually shedding the Ramada International business in phases to Cendant Corp. In 2005 Marriott acquired most of the remaining New World/CTF owned Renaissance Hotels in North America and Europe, with the intent of selling them under long-term management and/or franchise contracts.
=====
More information about the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = Renaissance Hotels and Resorts = A whole world AWAITS
=====
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
--- Chinese Proverb
Memorable Delights // Wonderful Moments // Grand Hospitality // The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland // Junior Suite Key Cards // Heritage Lounge Invitation // ENJOY!
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Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
The Shelbourne Hotel is a famous hotel situated in a landmark building on the north side of St Stephen's Green, in Dublin, Ireland. Currently operated by Marriott International's Renaissance Hotel brand, the hotel has 265 rooms in total and reopened in March 2006 after undergoing an eighteen-month refurbishment.
=====
John McCurdy designed the hotel and the studio of M. M. Barbezet of Paris cast the four external statues, two Nubian Princesses and their shackled slave girls.
=====
The Shelbourne Hotel was founded in 1824 by Tipperaryman Martin Burke, when he acquired three adjoining townhouses overlooking Dublin's St Stephen's Green - Europe's largest garden square. Burke named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
=====
In the early 1900s, Alois Hitler, Jr, the half brother of Adolf Hitler, worked in the hotel while in Dublin.
=====
In 1922, the hotel played a very important part in the founding of the Irish nation when the Irish Constitution was drafted in room 112, now known as The Constitution Room.
=====
More about the world-famous Shelbourne Hotel can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = The Shelbourne, A Renaissance Hotel Dublin = AN IRISH ICON
=====
About the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott International:
Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. The brand is owned by Marriott International and many Renaissance Hotels are managed by Marriott, however some are operated under a franchise license.
=====
Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites cater to an upmarket segment of the traveling public. While initially acquired by Marriott as a secondary-brand, in recent years Renaissance has established itself as a boutique-like hotel chain.
=====
Renaissance Hotels was founded in 1982 as Ramada Renaissance Hotels, the upscale division of Ramada Inns, Inc.
=====
In 1989 the bulk of the Ramada hospitality and franchise system was acquired by New World Development Company of Hong Kong (the U.S. rights to the Ramada name were sold to Prime Hospitality), and the former Ramada Corp. was renamed Aztar Corp. New World established Renaissance as a stand-alone brand.
=====
In 1993, New World acquired Stouffer Hotels from Nestle and folded the Stouffer hotels into the Renaissance chain. New World took their management and franchising company public, while retaining ownership of many of the individual hotels through its CTF Holdings subsidiary.
=====
In 1997 Marriott acquired the Netherlands-incorporated Renaissance Hotel Group N.V., and retained the Renaissance brand, while eventually shedding the Ramada International business in phases to Cendant Corp. In 2005 Marriott acquired most of the remaining New World/CTF owned Renaissance Hotels in North America and Europe, with the intent of selling them under long-term management and/or franchise contracts.
=====
More information about the Renaissance Hotel brand by Marriott can be found at the following link:
WIKIPEDIA = Renaissance Hotels and Resorts = A whole world AWAITS
=====
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
--- Chinese Proverb
UK - London - Westminster: Big Ben
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For more information on the London Underground roundel, see this picture.
The Clock Tower is a turret clock structure at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building. It is colloquially known as Big Ben, however this name actually belongs to the clock's main bell. The tower was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design of a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on October 16, 1834.
The tower is designed in the Victorian Gothic style, and is 96.3m (316') high. The first 61m (200') of the structure is the clock tower, consisting of brickwork with stone cladding; the remainder is a framed spire of cast iron. The tower is founded on a 15m x 15m (49' x 49') raft, made of 3m (9') thick concrete, at a depth of 7m (23') below ground level. The tower has an estimated weight of 8,667 tonnes (9,553 tons). Due to ground conditions, the actually tower leans slightly to the north-west, by roughly 220mm (8.66").
The four clock faces are 55m (180') above ground. They were once large enough to allow the Clock Tower to be the largest four-faced clock in the world, but has since been outdone by the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Great Clock of Westminster still holds the title of the "World's largest four-faced chiming clock", though. The hour hand is 9' long and the minute hand is 14' long. The clock faces and dials were designed by Augustus Pugin. The faces are set in an iron framework 7m (21') in diameter supporting 576 pieces of opal glass. The surround of the dials is heavily gilded. At the base of each clock face in gilt letters is the Latin inscription 'DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM' meaning 'Lord save our Queen Victoria I'. The clock mechanism itself was completed by 1854, but the tower was not fully constructed until four years later in 1858. The clock became operational on September 7, 1859.
Big Ben, officially known as the Great Bell of Westminster, is the largest bell in the tower. Cast in 1856 in Stockton-on-Tees by George Meers, it cracked under the striking hammer while mounted in New Palace Yard. It was recast at Whitechapel Bell Foundry as the the 12.5 tonne (13.8 ton) bell which is in use today. Installed into the clock tower in 1908, another crack formed. To prevent further damage to the bell it was rotated and the main hammer was reduced in weight. The origin of the name 'Big Ben' has remained a popular mystery, leading to speculation it was named after heavyweight boxer Benjamin Caunt. A more populate alternate theory says it was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was the Parliamentary Commissioner of Works. The BBC first broadcast the "E" note chimes on December 31, 1923.
Along with the main bell, the belfry houses four quarter bells which play the Westminster Quarters on the quarter hours. The four quarter bells are G sharp, F sharp, E, and B. They play a 20 chime sequence, 1-4 at quarter past, 5-12 at half past, 13-20,1-4 at quarter to, and 5-20 on the hour. Because the low bell (B) is struck twice in quick succession, there is not enough time to pull a hammer back, and it is supplied with two hammers on opposite sides.
The clock is famous for its reliability, due in large part to the experimentation by designer, lawyer and amateur horologist Edmund Beckett Denison, later Lord Grimthorpe. As the clock mechanism, created to Denison's specification by clockmaker Edward John Dent, was completed before the tower itself, Denison ditched the original deadbeat escapement and remontoire, and invented the double three-legged gravity escapement. This provides the best separation between pendulum and clock mechanism. Together with an enclosed, wind-proof box sunk beneath the clockroom, the Great Clock's pendulum is well isolated from external factors like snow, ice and pigeons on the clock hands, and keeps remarkably accurate time.
Despite heavy bombing the clock ran accurately throughout the Blitz. It slowed down on New Year's Eve 1962 due to heavy snow, causing it to chime in the new year 10 minutes late. The clock had its first and only major breakdown in 1976 when the chiming mechanism broke due to metal fatigue, and was reactivated again on in 1977. In May 2005 it stalled ticking for two separate 90 minute stints.
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