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Lost building or monument · 09.03.1944

The Golden Lion, Tallinn's grand old hotel

On Harju Street stood the Golden Lion, or Kuld Lõvi, at number 40. Alexander II of Russia slept here on 29 May 1836, and a Russian eagle was painted above his door. With 71 rooms, it ran the oldest, largest and most famous hotel restaurant in Tallinn. Its chef, Aleksander Paalberg, had trained at the imperial court in St Petersburg. Guests ate game birds, ice cream and fruit brought from Helsinki and Stockholm. A refit in 1934 gave it a modern hall with a fireplace, and baths in 40 rooms. It was nationalised in 1940. The building was destroyed in the bombing of Tallinn on 9 March 1944. Its exact spot on the bombed side of the street is approximate.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Harju tänaval numbril 40 asus võõrastemaja ja restoran Kuld Lõvi. Venemaa keiser Aleksander II ööbis siin 29. mail 1836 ning tema toa ukse kohale maaliti Vene riigikull. Hotellis oli 71 numbrituba ja see pidas Tallinna kõige vanemat, suuremat ja kuulsamat hotellirestorani. Peakokk Aleksander Paalberg oli õppinud Peterburi keiserlikus õukonnas. Lauale toodi metslinnupraade, jäätist ning Helsingist ja Stockholmist toodud lõunamaiseid puuvilju. 1934. aasta remont andis hotellile kaminaga moodsa halli ja 40 tuppa vannitoa. 1940. aastal hotell natsionaliseeriti. Hoone hävis Tallinna pommitamisel 9. märtsil 1944. Täpne asukoht pommitatud tänavaküljel on ligikaudne.

Map of the area around The Golden Lion, Tallinn's grand old hotel
59.43510° N, 24.74360° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Kuld Lõvi ↗

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