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Grand Hotel Tripoli
Grand Hotel Tripoli
	Location within Tripoli, Libya
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Standort	Elfatah Street, Tripoli, Libyen
Coordinates	32°53′35″N 13°11′4″E / 32.89306°N 13.18444°E
Opening	1982
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Number of rooms	350

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The Grand Hotel Tripoli, also known as Funduq-Al-Kabir Hotel in Arabic, is a hotel on El-Fatah Street in Tripoli, Libya.

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The modern hotel was built in 1982 and designed by the British firm of Wakeman Trower & Partners Ltd^[1].

It replaced the smaller historic hotel originally built by the Italians in 1927 in "neomoresco style", and that was also called Grand Hotel Tripoli, which was heavily damaged by bombings in 1942 and was demolished after WW2. After the February 17th Civil war, the grand hotel now remains abandoned and closed as of 2018.

The Original hotel stands in an extensive open park which overlooks the then unfilled Tripoli harbor, not far from the Algerian embassy and Tripoli Cathedral - Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque. It has 350 rooms.^[2] It is noted for its many arches, inspired by the original building's facade, which form the basis of the structure. The hotel once had a propaganda poster on the outside of the hotel that showed a crying child superimposed above a montage of the wreckage caused by the attack by the British.^[3]

Historic Importance

The Original Grand Hotel of Tripoli, dating back to as early as 1920, appears to be included within a photo taken with Italian General Italo Gariboldi welcoming Erwin Rommel and Johannes Streich on February 12, 1941.

Erwin Rommel was selected by Adolf Hitler to lead the newly formed Afrika Korps divisions in the fight against British forces in North Africa. Two days later, his troops arrived in Tripoli.

Several days later, his troops staged a parade in the 'Suq-Al-Khubsa' plaza, now known as Martyrs square where he multiplied the number of his forces by ordering his tanks and infantry to circle the square multiple times, to boost morale and falsify numbers to any British spies.

Erwin Rommel with his Afrika Korps and the Italian Army then expelled the British 8th Army out of Libya, and eventually led his forces and into the North Africa campaign that lasted for 3 years.

References

^ "Tripoli Grand Hotel". archnet.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Curry, Jeffrey E.; Putzi, Sibylla (August 2001). Global road warrior: 95-country resource for the international business communicator and traveler. World Trade Press. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-885073-86-0. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ Marozzi, Justin (1 May 2002). South from Barbary: along the slave routes of the Libyan Sahara. Flamingo. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-00-653117-3. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

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[1] "Tripoli Grand Hotel". archnet.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[CurryPutzi2001-2] Curry, Jeffrey E.; Putzi, Sibylla (August 2001). Global road warrior: 95-country resource for the international business communicator and traveler. World Trade Press. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-885073-86-0. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[Marozzi2002-3] Marozzi, Justin (1 May 2002). South from Barbary: along the slave routes of the Libyan Sahara. Flamingo. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-00-653117-3. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

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-The '''Grand Hotel Tripoli''', also known as ''Funduq-Al-Kabir Hotel'' in Arabic, is a [[hotel]] on El-Fatah Street in [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]]. The modern hotel was built in 1982 and designed by the British firm of Wakeman Trower & Partners Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=414|title=Tripoli Grand Hotel|website=archnet.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021063358/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=414|archivedate=2012-10-21|dead-url=yes}}</ref> It replaced the smaller historic hotel originally built around 1920, and was also called '''Grand Hotel Tripoli''', which was originally demolished.
+The '''Grand Hotel Tripoli''', also known as ''Funduq-Al-Kabir Hotel'' in Arabic, is a [[hotel]] on El-Fatah Street in [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]].
-After the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|February 17th Civil war]], the grand hotel now remains abandoned and closed as of 2018.
+==Data==
+The modern hotel was built in 1982 and designed by the British firm of Wakeman Trower & Partners Ltd<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=414|title=Tripoli Grand Hotel|website=archnet.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021063358/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=414|archivedate=2012-10-21|dead-url=yes}}</ref>.
 [[Image:Grand Hotel, Tripoli.jpg|left|thumb|The original Grand Hotel Tripoli]]
-The Original hotel stands in an extensive open park which overlooks the then unfilled Tripoli harbor, not far from the Algerian embassy and [[Tripoli Cathedral|Tripoli Cathedral - Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque]]. It has 350 rooms.<ref name="CurryPutzi2001">{{cite book|last1=Curry|first1=Jeffrey E.|last2=Putzi|first2=Sibylla|title=Global road warrior: 95-country resource for the international business communicator and traveler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3NJt5Un2AEAC&pg=PA480|accessdate=8 March 2011|date=August 2001|publisher=World Trade Press|isbn=978-1-885073-86-0|page=480}}</ref> It is noted for its many arches, inspired by the original building's facade, which form the basis of the structure.  The hotel once had a propaganda poster on the outside of the hotel showed a crying child superimposed above a montage of the wreckage caused by the attack by the British.<ref name="Marozzi2002">{{cite book|last=Marozzi|first=Justin|title=South from Barbary: along the slave routes of the Libyan Sahara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_lyAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 March 2011|date=1 May 2002|publisher=Flamingo|isbn=978-0-00-653117-3|page=108}}</ref>
+It replaced the smaller historic hotel originally built by the Italians in 1927 in "neomoresco style", and that was also called ''Grand Hotel Tripoli'', which was heavily damaged by bombings in 1942 and was demolished after [[WW2]].
+After the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|February 17th Civil war]], the grand hotel now remains abandoned and closed as of 2018.
+The Original hotel stands in an extensive open park which overlooks the then unfilled Tripoli harbor, not far from the Algerian embassy and [[Tripoli Cathedral|Tripoli Cathedral - Jamal Abdul Nasser Mosque]]. It has 350 rooms.<ref name="CurryPutzi2001">{{cite book|last1=Curry|first1=Jeffrey E.|last2=Putzi|first2=Sibylla|title=Global road warrior: 95-country resource for the international business communicator and traveler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3NJt5Un2AEAC&pg=PA480|accessdate=8 March 2011|date=August 2001|publisher=World Trade Press|isbn=978-1-885073-86-0|page=480}}</ref> It is noted for its many arches, inspired by the original building's facade, which form the basis of the structure.  The hotel once had a propaganda poster on the outside of the hotel that showed a crying child superimposed above a montage of the wreckage caused by the attack by the British.<ref name="Marozzi2002">{{cite book|last=Marozzi|first=Justin|title=South from Barbary: along the slave routes of the Libyan Sahara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_lyAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 March 2011|date=1 May 2002|publisher=Flamingo|isbn=978-0-00-653117-3|page=108}}</ref>
 ==Historic Importance==
 [[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-424-0258-32, Tripolis, Ankunft DAK, Rommel.jpg|left|thumb|General Italo Gariboldi welcoming Generals Erwin Rommel and Johannes Streich to Tripoli 12 February 1941 in front of the Grand Hotel of Tripoli]]
 The Original Grand Hotel of Tripoli, dating back to as early as 1920, appears to be included within a photo taken with Italian General [[Italo Gariboldi]] welcoming [[Erwin Rommel]] and [[Johannes Streich]] on February 12, 1941.
-Erwin Rommel was selected by [[Adolf Hitler]] to lead the newly formed [[Afrika Korps]] divisions in the fight against British forces in North Africa. Two days later, his troops arrived in Tripoli. Several days later, his troops staged a parade in the 'Suq-Al-Khubsa' plaza, now known as [[Martyrs' Square, Tripoli|Martyrs square]] where he multiplied the number of his forces by ordering his tanks and infantry to circle the square multiple times, to boost morale and falsify numbers to any British spies. Erwin Rommel then expelled the British 8th Army out of Libya, and eventually led his forces and into the North Africa campaign that lasted for 3 years.
+Erwin Rommel was selected by [[Adolf Hitler]] to lead the newly formed [[Afrika Korps]] divisions in the fight against British forces in North Africa. Two days later, his troops arrived in Tripoli.
+Several days later, his troops staged a parade in the 'Suq-Al-Khubsa' plaza, now known as [[Martyrs' Square, Tripoli|Martyrs square]] where he multiplied the number of his forces by ordering his tanks and infantry to circle the square multiple times, to boost morale and falsify numbers to any British spies.
+Erwin Rommel with his [[Afrika Korps]] and the Italian Army then expelled the British 8th Army out of Libya, and eventually led his forces and into the North Africa campaign that lasted for 3 years.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[http://dadfeatured.blogspot.com/2018/10/was-capital-of-italian-libya.html the "Grand Hotel" in Italian Tripoli]
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