InterContinental Warsaw

InterContinental Warsaw

View from the observation deck of the Palace of Culture and Science
Hotel chain InterContinental
General information
Status Complete
Type Hotel
Architectural style Neomodern
Location Warsaw, Poland
Address Emilii Plater 49
Construction started March 2001
Completed November 2003
Height
Architectural 164 m (538 ft)
Roof 154 m (505 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 45
Floor area 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 10
Design and construction
Architect Tadeusz Spychała
Other information
Number of rooms 414
Number of suites 76
Parking 175 cars[1]
Website
www.warszawa.intercontinental.com

InterContinental Warsaw, designed by a team of architects under the leadership of the late Tadeusz Spychała, is a five-star hotel in Warsaw, located between Emilia Plater, Śliska, and Sosnowa streets. Its construction started in 2001 and ended in November 2003. It is the tallest hotel in Poland, the third-tallest in Europe, and one of the tallest 5-star hotels in the world.

The building is characterised by its unusual shape and is finished in pea-green tones, like the adjacent Warsaw Financial Center. The building houses 414 rooms of various standards, including the presidential suite, 76 luxury suites with kitchenettes, and has 13 conference rooms. The building also has a ballroom, two bars, two restaurants, an E. Wedel chocolate fountain, sauna, fitness club, spa, and solarium. A modern swimming pool, located on the 43rd and 44th floors (150 meters above the ground) holds the distinction of being the highest indoor swimming pool in Europe. Underground, spread over five levels, there is a car park for 175 vehicles. Construction of the building cost more than 100 million Euros.

In order to build the skyscraper, the site was closed for almost a year and a legendary Polish jazz club, Akwarium, had to be demolished (it was relocated to the nearby Złote Tarasy shopping complex). The inhabitants of the surrounding blocks protested against the new building, claiming that it would obscure the sun. Ultimately, an agreement with the residents was reached - thanks to the building's "cut out" shape, nearby buildings' access to light is less restricted.

The InterContinental Warszawa is the third tallest hotel in Europe after Hotel Ukraina and Spain's Gran Hotel Bali. The hotel has the deepest foundation of all the skyscrapers in Poland, with a depth of 20.7 metres.

Coordinates: 52°13′56″N 21°00′09″E / 52.232307°N 21.002544°E / 52.232307; 21.002544

References

  1. ↑ "Polityka Parkingowa Warszawy do 2035 r." (PDF) (in Polish).
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