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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

QUESTION 124



ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HOTELS IN THE WORLD(ABOVE), IT WAS BUILT AS A PRIVATE DWELLING. LATER WAS ACQUIRED BY THE MEN SHOWN IN THE PICTURE, WHO WERE PROMINENT 19TH CENTURY FINANCIERS IN FRANCE. WHAT HOTEL IS THAT?
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2 comments:

  1. KaushikJanuary 27, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Hotel Ritz, Paris. In 1854 it was acquired by the Péreire brothers who made it the head office of their Crédit Mobilier financial institution.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Ritz-carlton

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