Hotel Majestic (Barcelona)

Majestic Hotel & Spa in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is a hotel located on 68 Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample district. It is located not far from Gaudí's La Pedrera and about one kilometre from Les Rambles.

It has existed as a hotel for more than 90 years and is currently owned by the Soldevila family. Operating as a hotel since 1918, it was originally called Majestic Hotel Inglaterra until it was renamed in 1940 to Hotel Majestic.

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Coordinates: 41°23′36.26″N 2°9′50.21″E / 41.3934056°N 2.1639472°E / 41.3934056; 2.1639472

Hotel Majestic (Kuala Lumpur)

Hotel Majestic is the historical hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This hotel is located near Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

History

It was built in 1932 as a 51-room hotel. During World War II it was used as a transit camp by the Japanese. When Japan surrendered, it was reported that a soldier committed suicide in room 48. Dato Onn bin Jaafar held an inaugural meeting for the formation of the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP), a non-racial party at the Majestic Hotel on 17 September 1951. It was presided by Tan Cheng Lock, the President of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA). A resolution was adopted by one thousand people - representatives of the Malay, Chinese, Indian, Eurasian and other communities to fight for self-government within ten years.

With the opening of new hotels like the Merlin, Hilton, Equatorial and the Federal Hotel, the hotel finally closed in 1984. After 28 years, the hotel resumed operation, after it was refurbished and a new block was added.

Hotel Majestic (Harrogate)

The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, is a historic hotel and is a listed building operating by The Hotel Collection.

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It has 170 rooms and is regarded as a high quality hotel in the area. In 2010 a fire at the hotel caused significant damage, including water damage. One person died in the fire.

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Coordinates: 53°59′49″N 1°32′37″W / 53.9968974°N 1.543622°W / 53.9968974; -1.543622

Hotel Majestic (Tunis)

Hotel Majestic is a historical hotel on the Avenue de Paris in Tunis, Tunisia. It was built in 1914 and is noted for its Art Nouveau architecture with a white facade and gently curved corners. The hotel is four storeys high and the first floor has a terrace. The hotel overlooks the Jardin Habib Thameur.

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Barcelona, Venezuela

Barcelona is the capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela and was founded in 1671. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lecheria and Guanta, Barcelona forms one of the most important urban areas of Venezuela with a population of approximately 950,000.

History

Unlike Puerto La Cruz, which was mostly built in the 20th century, Barcelona has a mish-mash of historical and modern architecture from its several years of growth and development. The settlement of Nueva Barcelona del Cerro Santo (English: New Barcelona of the Holy Mountain), was originally established by the Spanish conquistador Joan Orpí (a native of Piera, Catalonia in Spain). It was later re-founded and populated by governor Sancho Fernández de Angulo two kilometres from the original settlement, and by a small community of Catalan colonists around 1671. Barcelona was one of the provinces under the governmental authority of the New Andalusia Province (Nueva Andalusía, or New Andalusia), and referred to commonly as New Barcelona. One of the remaining buildings of this period is the Museo de Anzoátegui, considered the oldest building in the city.

Barcelona (album)

Barcelona is an album recorded by Freddie Mercury, frontman of popular British rock band Queen, and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. Released in 1988. It is the second and final solo album recorded by Mercury.

After Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, Mercury was approached to write a song as a theme for the forthcoming games. The idea was to create a duet with Montserrat, as she is from the city. He had been a long standing admirer of her and she in turn grew to respect his talents very highly. They decided to work on an album together, with Mercury and Mike Moran taking the creative lead as songwriters. Mercury and Moran made and sent her tapes of the music with Mercury singing in falsetto as a guide vocal for Montserrat's parts. As they rarely had an opening in their schedule to meet, her parts were recorded at another location.

A special edition of the album was released on 3 September 2012. It features a new version of the album with the previous instrumental tracks replaced with new, live symphonic orchestration and percussion rather than synthesisers and drum machines. The new edition also has a new unique album cover.

Barcelona (BWO song)

Barcelona is an electronica song performed by Swedish band BWO. The song was released as a second single from their first greatest hits album, Pandemonium - The Singles Collection in Sweden, on May 26, 2008.

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Digital Download; CD Single:

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