Monopoly wroclaw hitler biography

Adolf Hitler speaking from the balcony of his room at Wroclaw's Hotel Monopol, where poet Jerome Rothenberg would later stay in

Before Adolf Hitler embarked on his crazed campaign to expand Germany's borders, Breslau – or what you know now as Wrocław – stood out as one of Central Europe.

The Hotel Monopol in Wrocław, then a part of Nazi Germany, was where Hitler stayed and gave speeches, first from the window and then out of the balcony above.

Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia was deeply involved in the German resistance movement and was questioned by the Gestapo following the 20 July plot on Hitler's.

The s witnessed the rise of fascist control in Germany.

The Hotel Monopol in Wrocław, then a part of Nazi Germany, was where Hitler stayed and gave speeches, first from the window and then out of the balcony above....

Monopol Hotel

Hotel in Wrocław, Poland

The Monopol Hotel is a historic five-star hotel located at Helena Modrzejewska Street, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland.

History

It was built in 1892 in what was then Breslau, Germany, in Art Nouveau/Neo-Baroque style on the site of the graveyard of St Dorothy's Church.^[1] The graveyard had been converted into a jail in 1817.

The plot was bought near the end of the 19th century for 600 000 marks by Breslau's Jews - banker Wallenberg Pachaly and architect Karl Grosser, who built a trade house and hotel in which there were 69 rooms, including 21 single occupation rooms, 46 double occupation and 2 apartments.

In over the main entry to the hotel a portico with a balcony was added, so that Hitler could speak from it.

Room size ran from 10 to 36 square metres (110 to 390 sq ft) and according to 19th century standards were luxurious. It was fondly christened "the pearl of Lower Silesia" (die Perle Niederschlesiens).

Famous patrons of the hotel during the German era included Gerhart Hauptmann.

The balcony above the main ent