The London Hilton on Park Lane

Infobox hotel
hotel_name = The Hilton, Park Lane

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location = London, United Kingdom
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opening_date = 1963
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architect = William B. Tabler
operator = Hilton Hotels
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number_of_rooms = 453
number_of_suites = 56
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floors = 28
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website = [http://www.hilton.co.uk/londonparklane Official Site]
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The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel and skyscraper situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London. It is convert|101|m|ft|0 tall and has 28 storeys and 450 rooms. It was completed in 1963 and was designed by William B. Tabler Architects. It is a concrete faced building, and it is regarded by some as an insensitive intrusion on the park. There are more than a dozen other Hilton hotels in London including the Waldorf Hilton, Hilton London Paddington and the Hilton London Docklands.

In 1968, The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Hilton and subsequently went to Uttar Pradesh with him in order to meditate.

On 5 September 1975, the London Hilton was the target of an IRA bomb which killed two people and injured 63 others. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/22/newsid_2528000/2528435.stm "1975: London Hilton bombed" BBC news story] ]

The London Hilton Hotel

The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel and skyscraper situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London. It is 101 metres (331 ft) tall and has 28 storys and 450 rooms. It was completed in 1963 and was designed by William B. Tabler Architects. It is a concrete faced building, and it is regarded by some as an insensitive intrusion on the park. There are more than a dozen other Hilton hotels in London including the Waldorf Hilton, Hilton London Paddington and the Hilton London Docklands.

In 1968, The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Hilton and subsequently went to Uttar Pradesh with him in order to meditate.

On 5 September 1975, the London Hilton was the target of an IRA bomb which killed two people and injured 63 others. [1]

References

ee also

*London Hilton bombing
*Hotels in London
*Tall buildings in London
*Werewolves of London as referenced in Warren Zevon's seminal song

External links

* [http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=LONHITW Official website]