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Hotel Metropole, Vienna
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Hotel Metropole was a hotel in Vienna, Austria that was constructed in 1871–73. It was destroyed during World War II after serving as the Vienna headquarters of the Gestapo from 1938. The address was Morzinplatz, in the 1st District Innere Stadt.
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Hotel Metropole | |
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General information | |
Location | Morzinplatz 4, Vienna, Austria |
Opening | 1873 |
Closed | 1938 (ceased to be hotel) c. 1940 (destroyed by bombing) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carl Schumann Ludwig Tischler |
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