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Hotel like a medieval knight’s castle – Imatra State hotel is one of the most beautiful buildings in Finland
Imatra Sate Hotel. Photos: Sirpa Pääkkönen Imatra State Hotel is one of the most beautiful buildings in Finland. In the European art nouveau building the style is rich and exciting . All walls are different and details countless. The house has towers and a wide range of windows and ornamentation based on the Finnish topics . For example, the main entrance you can find small reliefs of birds, fox and deer . The building was designed by Usko Nyström and completed in 1903. The architect had received from the Senate a free hand to design a new river beach hotel. The condition was that the building was supposed to be made of stone. The previous two wooden hotels were burned. This room belonged to emperor Nicholas II. Grand hotel de Cascade was opened in 1903. Later the name was changed to Imatra State hotel. The building was like a medieval knight’s castle. There were 53 different-sized rooms and a large dining room. Material was light-coloured limestone. ...
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