Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Europa Hotel, Belfast
Europa Hotel, Belfast in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Europa Hotel, Belfast is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Europa Hotel is a four-star hotel in Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is known as the "most bombed hotel in the world" after having suffered 28 bomb attacks during the Troubles.
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Background
History
The Europa Hotel was constructed by Grand Metropolitan and designed by architects Sydney Kaye, Eric Firkin & Partners. It opened in July 1971. It was built on the site of the former Great Northern Railway station and stands 51 metres high. During The Troubles, the hotel, where most journalists covering the Troubles stayed, was known as Europe's most bombed hotel, earning the name "the Hardboard Hotel". Grand Met bought the Inter-Continental Hotels chain in 1981 and placed the Europa in their Forum hotels division. They renamed the hotel the Forum Hotel Belfast in February 1983. When the hotel was sold to The Emerald Group in October 1986, it regained its original name. After a bomb placed…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5949, -5.9351
- Address
- 2-4 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7HR
- Established
- 1971
- Official site
- www.goh.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5412047 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Europa Hotel, Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Europa Hotel, Belfast?
- Europa Hotel, Belfast is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5949°, -5.9351°.
- When was Europa Hotel, Belfast built?
- Europa Hotel, Belfast dates to 1971.