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The Palace Hotel was built on Agron Street based on the plans of two Turkish architects Ahmet Kemmaledin and Mehmed Nehad, who were also hired by the Supreme Muslim Council to renovate the al-Aqsa Mosque.<ref>[https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650028 The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem: History beyond Memory]</ref> The builders were Tuvia Dounie and Baruch Katinka. Construction began in 1928 and lasted 13 months. The Mufti wanted it to open before the [[King David Hotel]] and did whatever he could to expedite the construction.<ref>[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/en/AttheCZA/AdditionalArticles/Pages/PalaceHotel.aspx The Palace Hotel]</ref>The Council regarded it as both an economic investment and an Arab national project. The eclectic building style was influenced by neo-Ottoman architecture but also contained Greco-Roman and Moorish elements.<ref>[https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650028 The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem: History beyond Memory]</ref>The Palace was one of Jerusalem's most luxurious hotels, with a stately entrance hall, marble accents, modern guest rooms and private telephones.<ref>[https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/jerusalem-palace-hotel-forgotten-history The forgotten history of Jerusalem's Palace Hotel]</ref> |
The Palace Hotel was built on Agron Street based on the plans of two Turkish architects Ahmet Kemmaledin and Mehmed Nehad, who were also hired by the Supreme Muslim Council to renovate the al-Aqsa Mosque.<ref>[https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650028 The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem: History beyond Memory]</ref> The builders were Tuvia Dounie and Baruch Katinka. Construction began in 1928 and lasted 13 months. The Mufti wanted it to open before the [[King David Hotel]] and did whatever he could to expedite the construction.<ref>[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/en/AttheCZA/AdditionalArticles/Pages/PalaceHotel.aspx The Palace Hotel]</ref>The Council regarded it as both an economic investment and an Arab national project. The eclectic building style was influenced by neo-Ottoman architecture but also contained Greco-Roman and Moorish elements.<ref>[https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650028 The Palace Hotel in Jerusalem: History beyond Memory]</ref>The Palace was one of Jerusalem's most luxurious hotels, with a stately entrance hall, marble accents, modern guest rooms and private telephones.<ref>[https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/jerusalem-palace-hotel-forgotten-history The forgotten history of Jerusalem's Palace Hotel]</ref> |
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The first Arab Exhibition was inaugurated at the Palace Hotel in 1931.<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/openview/ac9c5fe356d2700db4738cb68418cd5a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=616497 Self Portrait of a Nation]</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:52, 12 June 2023
The Palace Hotel (Hebrew: מלון פאלאס) was a historic hotel built across from the Mamilla Pool in Jerusalem by the Supreme Muslim Council. The hotel opened in 1929.[1]
History
The Palace Hotel was built on Agron Street based on the plans of two Turkish architects Ahmet Kemmaledin and Mehmed Nehad, who were also hired by the Supreme Muslim Council to renovate the al-Aqsa Mosque.[2] The builders were Tuvia Dounie and Baruch Katinka. Construction began in 1928 and lasted 13 months. The Mufti wanted it to open before the King David Hotel and did whatever he could to expedite the construction.[3]The Council regarded it as both an economic investment and an Arab national project. The eclectic building style was influenced by neo-Ottoman architecture but also contained Greco-Roman and Moorish elements.[4]The Palace was one of Jerusalem's most luxurious hotels, with a stately entrance hall, marble accents, modern guest rooms and private telephones.[5]
The first Arab Exhibition was inaugurated at the Palace Hotel in 1931.[6]