In the early 70's the mayor of Barcelona was Josep Maria de Porcioles, a clever politician who took full advantage of the construction fever of developmentalism. During his long term (1957 - 1973) he undertook urban projects destined to transform Barcelona into a city that could host a new Universal Exhibition like the one that in 1929 had radically changed the city. Porcioles believed that for his projects, the city needed more luxury hotels, so he granted a license to the Hilton hotel chain to build a large and modern skyscraper in the heart of the Diagonal. The problem was that the concession was illegal, since it exceeded by 40% the limits indicated by the law for volumetric and building heights.
The courts ordered Hilton to demolish the excess of the building that was illegal, which meant cutting half a skyscraper and compensating the city with a millionaire amount. The Hilton didn’t do it, and the litigation lasted years, until the Democracy (1980), when an agreement was reached that saved the building.
A private company bought the building and converted it for sanitary uses, the courts accepted the exchange and the Hilton became the Barcelona Hospital. Instead of suites, they had to put in operating rooms, the luxurious halls were replaced by waiting rooms, waiters replaced by nurses and guests by patients.
A few years later, Hilton managed, legally to build another hotel, located just across the road, where the current Hospital was planned. [1][2]
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Nowadays the hotel has 290 rooms, including 14 suites, it is 45.00m in height and includes 14 floors above ground and 5 more below.[3] Hilton Barcelona has been renovated in 2012 and the designer of the renovation in the lobby was the Italian architect and designer Matteo Thun.[4]
hilton, barcelona, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, addi. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hilton Barcelona news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Hilton Barcelona is the first Hilton hotel in Spain The hotel is located at the Barcelona s main avenue Avenida Diagonal Hilton BarcelonaHilton BarcelonaHotel chainHilton Hotels amp ResortsGeneral informationTypeHotelClassificationAddressAvinguda Diagonal 589 591Town or cityBarcelonaCountrySpainCoordinates41 23 19 N 2 07 52 E 41 388614 N 2 131245 E 41 388614 2 131245OpenedMarch 1990Renovated2012OwnerOman Investment FundManagementHilton HotelsHeight45 00mTechnical detailsFloor count14Other informationNumber of rooms290Number of suites14Number of restaurants1Number of bars1ParkingYesWebsiteOfficial websiteHistory editIn the early 70 s the mayor of Barcelona was Josep Maria de Porcioles a clever politician who took full advantage of the construction fever of developmentalism During his long term 1957 1973 he undertook urban projects destined to transform Barcelona into a city that could host a new Universal Exhibition like the one that in 1929 had radically changed the city Porcioles believed that for his projects the city needed more luxury hotels so he granted a license to the Hilton hotel chain to build a large and modern skyscraper in the heart of the Diagonal The problem was that the concession was illegal since it exceeded by 40 the limits indicated by the law for volumetric and building heights The courts ordered Hilton to demolish the excess of the building that was illegal which meant cutting half a skyscraper and compensating the city with a millionaire amount The Hilton didn t do it and the litigation lasted years until the Democracy 1980 when an agreement was reached that saved the building A private company bought the building and converted it for sanitary uses the courts accepted the exchange and the Hilton became the Barcelona Hospital Instead of suites they had to put in operating rooms the luxurious halls were replaced by waiting rooms waiters replaced by nurses and guests by patients A few years later Hilton managed legally to build another hotel located just across the road where the current Hospital was planned 1 2 Building editNowadays the hotel has 290 rooms including 14 suites it is 45 00m in height and includes 14 floors above ground and 5 more below 3 Hilton Barcelona has been renovated in 2012 and the designer of the renovation in the lobby was the Italian architect and designer Matteo Thun 4 References edit Hilton hotel becomes a hospital Hospital de Barcelona Hilton Barcelona on Emporis Hotel Hilton Barcelona Redesign Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hilton Barcelona amp oldid 1111251358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
