Al Waddan Hotel

The Al Waddan Hotel opened in 1936 as the Italian Uaddan Hotel & Casino.

Al Waddan Hotel
Back view of the Al Waddan Hotel.
Location within Tripoli, Libya
General information
Location Tripoli, Libya
Coordinates32°53′36″N 13°11′28″E
Opening1935
Design and construction
ArchitectFlorestano Di Fausto

History
Hotel Casinò Uaddan in the 1950s

It is a historic hotel in Tripoli, Libya, located overlooking the bay, just east of Grand Hotel Tripoli. Historically it was the grandest hotel in Tripoli and was referenced by an American journalist as being "the Waldorf Astoria of Tripoli" and was also named "a jewel of modern African architecture".[1] It was built in 1935 at the same time as the Hotel Al Mehari[2].

It was designed by Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto, with the collaboration of Stefano Gatti-Casazza.[2] It contained a casino and a 500-seat theatre.

It was completely restored at a cost of $16 million from 2007-2009 as an international luxury hotel and was managed for a number of years by InterContinental Hotels Group.[3]

References
  1. Segrè, Claudio G. (9 August 1990). Italo Balbo: A Fascist Life. University of California Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-520-07199-5. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. McLaren, Brian (2006). Architecture and tourism in Italian colonial Libya: an ambivalent modernism. University of Washington Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-295-98542-8. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. "USD 16 million Project Finance Facility for The Al Waddan Hotel in Libya". www.bank-abc.com.

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