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demmiblue

(36,967 posts) Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:20 PM Dec 2021

The Art Nouveau style hotel Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mxico in Mexico City. 1899.

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The Art Nouveau style hotel Gran Hotel Ciudad de México in Mexico City. 1899.
Designed by the Frenchman Jacques Grüber.

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The Art Nouveau style hotel Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mxico in Mexico City. 1899. (Original Post) demmiblue Dec 2021 OP

Wow! That's absolutely gorgeous. SharonAnn Dec 2021 #1

+ 1. n/t iluvtennis Dec 2021 #14

How beautiful Deuxcents Dec 2021 #2

Wow is right! That is really reasonable. demmiblue Dec 2021 #5

That's US Dollars..don't know the rate of exchange Deuxcents Dec 2021 #9

Cleveland's Arcade has a similar vibe. Built a decade earlier, iirc blm Dec 2021 #3

Gorgeous! demmiblue Dec 2021 #4

Hyatt owns part of it. blm Dec 2021 #6

Spectacular! Fla Dem Dec 2021 #7

Is that Americas first indoor Mall? miyazaki Dec 2021 #15

I believe so. blm Dec 2021 #16

The interior of Trump's WDC hotel, the post office looks a lot like this ... Mazeltov Cocktail Dec 2021 #8

I'm glad it's survived the earthquakes Mexico City has had. Chicago1980 Dec 2021 #10

Gorgeous! MLAA Dec 2021 #11

I would hate to be on the ground floor... Whatthe_Firetruck Dec 2021 #12

Wow Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #13

SharonAnn

(13,785 posts)

1. Wow! That's absolutely gorgeous.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:33 PM

Dec 2021

iluvtennis

(19,941 posts)

14. + 1. n/t

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:17 PM

Dec 2021

Deuxcents

(16,537 posts)

2. How beautiful

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:35 PM

Dec 2021

$134 a night December 10...on Hotels.com . Wow..

demmiblue

(36,967 posts)

5. Wow is right! That is really reasonable.

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:19 PM

Dec 2021

Deuxcents

(16,537 posts)

9. That's US Dollars..don't know the rate of exchange

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:17 PM

Dec 2021

Still... I’d love to spend a few days there. I looked up the history on google..quite something

blm

(113,174 posts)

3. Cleveland's Arcade has a similar vibe. Built a decade earlier, iirc

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 06:59 PM

Dec 2021

demmiblue

(36,967 posts)

4. Gorgeous!

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:17 PM

Dec 2021

I would love to roam around that building!

blm

(113,174 posts)

6. Hyatt owns part of it.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:37 PM

Dec 2021

You could stay there and then visit Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Another great building.

Fla Dem

(23,982 posts)

7. Spectacular!

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 07:40 PM

Dec 2021

miyazaki

(2,273 posts)

15. Is that Americas first indoor Mall?

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 10:40 PM

Dec 2021

Incredible.

blm

(113,174 posts)

16. I believe so.

Reply to miyazaki (Reply #15)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 10:53 PM

Dec 2021

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)

8. The interior of Trump's WDC hotel, the post office looks a lot like this ...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:12 PM

Dec 2021

Only not nearly as spectacular, the stained glass is magnificent. What a beautiful place.

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)

10. I'm glad it's survived the earthquakes Mexico City has had.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:24 PM

Dec 2021

MLAA

(17,402 posts)

11. Gorgeous!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:37 PM

Dec 2021

Whatthe_Firetruck

(560 posts)

12. I would hate to be on the ground floor...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:39 PM

Dec 2021

...at the epicenter of a strong earthquake. A rain of rainbow colored daggers slashing down would be terrifying.

It is beautiful, but...

Joinfortmill

(14,598 posts)

13. Wow

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:17 PM

Dec 2021

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