125 years of history: what is known about the Odessa Hotel "Bristol", which the Russian Federation fired on January 31 (photo)

While on Friday evening, on January 31, 2025, the Russian army struck a rocket strike on Odessa, causing serious destruction of this local architectural monument. The focus briefly recounts the history of one of the most famous hotels in the city. The Brystol Hotel began to be built at the end of the XIX century, namely the process lasted from 1898 to 1899. The main creators of this historical masterpiece were architects Alexander Bernardaz and Adolf Minkus.

The location for Bristol was chosen extremely successfully: a new respectable hotel is located opposite the new merchant exchange (now the Odesa Philharmonic is located here) and near the State Bank building. During his opening, a magnificent hotel was a four -storey building with luxury elements. The name "Bristol" received its name from its namesake in Austria-Hungary, and the institution itself quickly gained popularity among the wealthy sections of the population.

One of the novelties of the hotel at that time was the heating system of the German firm "Schaeffer and Walker", which allowed the guests to determine the comfortable temperature in their rooms. In addition to the incredible interior and furniture, which was ordered in Berlin, the special highlight of the hotel was the opportunity Who lived in the hotel, to use an unprecedented service - to order a car with a personal driver. Henri Barbus, Ivan Bunin and Theodore Dreiser.

Brystol "The Filming of the 1988" Primorsky Boulevard "and the Polish-Soviet film in 1989" Deja Wu ". In the early 2000s, the location received the status of an architectural monument, and from 2002 to 2010 Brystol survived a large-scale reconstruction. Under the long process of change, the projects changed the wall covering with modern silk wallpaper, installed lamps of the early 20th century with modern power supply.

Also during the reconstruction, the recreation area and the walls of the legendary hotel were changed - they restored the stucco, strengthened the foundation and walls due to the emergency condition of the building. 450 people, SPA and swimming pool were also created, a room system and a gym were built. According to the booking. com platform, accommodation for two people in a standard room, including food, costs 127 239 UAH for 30 days.

The hotel itself offers 113 different rooms of different categories - from "attic" to "Presidential Lux". On the evening of Friday, January 31, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck a rocket strike in Odessa, in particular in the historic part of the city. As a result of a series of explosions, a gap from the fall of the rocket was formed in front of the hotel. During the shelling, the hotel staff went down to the shelter on time, but several employees were injured.