Hotel Chelsea, USA
From series “Gothic Architecture – Magnificent Monuments”Year: 1884.
The Chelsea hotel is a real New York City landmark. It is located in the quarter of the same name. It occupies a beautiful 13-story building. It was built in 1884. Dark red brick served as the main building material for the construction of this building. The spectacular historical building also has unique Gothic features. The housing cooperative was located in the building until 1905. It was decided to open a luxury hotel in it later. It is considered one of the most mystical in the world today.
Chelsea has become a favorite vacation place of Bohemia immediately after opening. Many outstanding artists lived and worked in it. There are rooms where O. Henry, Mark Twain, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Edith Piaf stayed at various times. Many tragic stories are associated with the hotel. The poet Thomas Dylan spent the last days of his life in it. He lived in room 205. He drank 18 shots of whiskey one night. The poet was taken to the hospital. But his life could not be saved.
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