Ledra Palace Hotel

The Ledra Palace Hotel is located in central , , and until 1974 was one of the largest and most glamorous hotels of the capital. The hotel was designed by the German Jewish architect Benjamin Günsberg and was built between 1947 and 1949 by Cyprus Hotels Limited at a cost of approx £240,000 Cyprus pounds on what was then called King Edward VII Street, since 1962 Markos Drakos Avenue.
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  • Type: Hotel
  • Description: building in Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “Ledra Palace”
  • Address: Markou Drakou Avenue, UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arab Ahmet Mosque and Cyprus Museum.

Mosque
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is situated in the western Arab Ahmet Quarter of , . It was built in the late 16th century. The mosque is named after a commander of the 1571 Ottoman army. is situated 310 metres east of Ledra Palace Hotel.

Museum
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The is the oldest and largest archaeological in , located on Museum Street in central . The museum is home to the most extensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in the world, and houses artifacts discovered during numerous excavations on the island. is situated 700 metres south of Ledra Palace Hotel.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a historical mansion and ethnographic museum in the Arab Ahmet quarter of , currently located in . It lies on the Beliğ Paşa Street and has two floors. is situated 380 metres southeast of Ledra Palace Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Köşklüçiftlik and İbrahim Paşa.

Neighborhood
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is a quarter of in . In 2011, it had a population of 2,939. The name of the neighbourhood comes from Turkish and means "the farm with a manor".

Neighborhood
Ιbrahim Pasha is a Neighbourhood, Quarter or Mahalle of , . It is named after Ιbrahim Pasha, one of the leaders in the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570.

Neighborhood
Nebethane is an historic neighbourhood, quarter, Mahalla, or parish of central , . Its name inherited from the Ottoman period is Turkish for police station or the guard room of the Turkish patrol.

Ledra Palace Hotel

Latitude
35.17796° or 35° 10′ 41″ north
Longitude
33.35476° or 33° 21′ 17″ east
Operator
United Nations
Open location code
8G7M59H3+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27194418
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Wiki­data ID
Q6512744
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Ledra Palace Hotel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “勒德拉宮”
  • Dutch: “Ledra Palace Hotel”
  • French: “Ledra Palace Hotel”
  • German: “Ledra Palace Hotel”
  • Greek: “Λήδρα Πάλας”
  • Polish: “Ledra Palace Hotel”
  • Turkish: “Ledra Palas Otel”
  • Urdu: “لیڈرا پیلس ہوٹل”

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