{"id":3219,"date":"2014-11-10T20:56:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2014-11-10T20:56:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:56:01","slug":"la-athenee-palace-birjar-industrie-hoteliera-nr-124-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2014\/11\/10\/la-athenee-palace-birjar-industrie-hoteliera-nr-124-125\/","title":{"rendered":"La Athenee Palace&#8230; birjar, INDUSTRIE HOTELIERA nr. 124-125"},"content":{"rendered":"<a  href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-admin\/options-general.php?page=post_views' class='entry-meta' style='text-align:center'><b>Post Views<\/a><\/b> = 721<br\/><p><strong>La Athenee Palace&#8230; birjar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ceaiuri dansante. Recep\u021bii. Fe\u021be rege\u0219ti. Pre\u0219edin\u021bi de state. Scriitori. Restaurante ce p\u0103streaz\u0103 \u0219i amintirea m\u0103nu\u0219ilor albe ale osp\u0103tarilor. Dive hollywoodiene, spioni, legionari. Celebrele cutii cu bomboane Pesc\u0103ru\u0219. Apartamente \u00een stil Ludovic al XIV-lea. Joe Cocker, Sting ori Rolling Stones&#8230; Ce repede au trecut 100 de ani!<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3219 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-014.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-019.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-036.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Atenee-indi-pal-036-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/athenee-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/athenee-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/athenee-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/athenee-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Athenee-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Athenee-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Athenee-retro.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Athenee-retro-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dou\u0103 hoteluri Palace din Rom\u00e2nia au \u00eemplinit \u00een 2014 v\u00e2rsta centenar\u0103. Primul func\u021bioneaz\u0103 la Govora \u0219i a fost ref\u0103cut complet, cel\u0103lalt la Bucure\u0219ti \u0219i face parte din 1997, din lan\u021bul interna\u021bional Hilton. Mai exist\u0103 unul la Sinaia, \u00een vecin\u0103tatea cazinoului, dar acesta e mai&#8230; b\u0103tr\u00e2n cu 3 ani.<\/p>\n<p>Athenee Palace din Bucure\u0219ti a fost conceput, ca s\u0103 devin\u0103 un centru al ospitalit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i a serviciilor luxoase. Ca s\u0103 se impun\u0103 \u00een acest fel s-a apelat la arhitectul francez Teophile Bradeau. Planurile sale au stat la baza construirii hotelului, deschis \u00een 1914. El a fost amplasat pe locul Hanului lui Ivanciu Gherasi \u0219i, aspect de remarcat, a fost prima construc\u0163ie cu structur\u0103 din beton armat de la noi din \u0163ar\u0103. Lucr\u0103rile au \u00eenceput \u00een 1912 iar la finalizare cl\u0103direa dispunea de 149 de camere \u015fi 10 apartamente decorate \u00een stilul Louis al-XIV-lea, model inspirat de complexe similiare din Fran\u0163a \u015fi Anglia. Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e se putea l\u0103uda cu o foarte bun\u0103 amplasare. Era, \u015fi este, foarte bine pozi\u0163ionat, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Ateneu \u015fi Palatul Regal, de aceea era foarte apreciat de elite \u00een perioada interbelic\u0103&#8221; &#8211; ar\u0103ta istoricul Dan Falcan.<\/p>\n<p>Ca \u00eentotdeauna istoria unui hotel e plin\u0103 de savoare \u0219i picanterii. Athenee Palace nu face excep\u021bie. Pentru ce veneau mondenii Capitalei aici?<\/p>\n<p>Ceaiuri dansante \u0219i recep\u021bii. Barul englezesc, braseria \u015fi restaurantul de la Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e Palace erau cele mai frecventate locuri \u00een anii interbelici. Preferat \u00een anii &#8217;30 salonul \u201eLe Diplomate\u201c figureaz\u0103 azi \u00een Patrimoniul Na\u021bional, fiind una dintre cele mai bine p\u0103strate s\u0103li de recep\u0163ie din \u0163ar\u0103. La r\u00e2ndul s\u0103u \u201eEnglish Bar&#8221; era unul dintre cele mai populare localuri din Capital\u0103. Gama larg\u0103 de cocktailuri \u015fi de trabucuri care se g\u0103seau aici \u00eei atr\u0103gea pe bucure\u015fteni. Nume sonore au trecut sau au fost g\u0103zduite aici &#8211; de la capete \u00eencoronate la prim-mini\u0219tri, ambasadori, generali, scriitori \u0219i dive hollywoodiene, la jurnali\u0219ti \u0219i spioni ai r\u0103zboiului mondial. \u00cen labirintul anilor s-au intersectat sau nu scriitori ca Geo Bogza, Octavian Goga sau P\u0103storel Teodoreanu, intelectual rafinat \u0219i gurmand de elit\u0103. De figura pitoreasc\u0103 epigramistului a r\u0103mas legat\u0103 aceast\u0103 legend\u0103 hazlie: P\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 ajung\u0103 \u00een \u00eenchisorile comuniste, P\u0103storel era un client fidel al barul hotelului. \u00centr-o sear\u0103 a ie\u015fit pu\u0163in afumat din bar \u015fi i-a dat 5 lei unui domn \u00een uniform\u0103, despre care credea c\u0103 e portar, \u015fi i-a spus s\u0103 cheme un taxi. B\u0103rbatul, iritat, i-a r\u0103spuns c\u0103 este amiral \u015fi nicidecum valet. P\u0103storel a ripostat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 stea pe g\u00e2nduri: \u201eAtunci cheam\u0103-mi un vapor&#8221;. Aici au fost cazate vedete de fotbal precum Marco Van Basten sau Edwin Van der Sar ori staruri muzicale renumite, printre care Joe Cocker, Sting \u015fi Rolling Stones etc. \u0218i pre\u0219edintele american Richard Nixon a locuit la Athenee Palace, pe parcursul vizitei oficiale, f\u0103cut\u0103 \u00een 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Care era atmosfera din interiorul hotelului? Dumitru Burtea, unul dintre seniorii artei culinare rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti (personalitate a WACS, pre\u0219edinte de onoare al ANBCT \u0219i pre\u0219edinte executiv al organiza\u021biei europene Euro Toques), pe vremea aceea ucenic practicant, \u00ee\u0219i reaminte\u0219te de atmosfera anilor &#8217;60. \u201dClien\u021bii erau primi\u021bi \u0219i condu\u0219i la mese dup\u0103 protocolul marilor case hoteliere. Ei erau servi\u021bi \u00eentr-o atmosfer\u0103 ce emana elegan\u021b\u0103, iar personalul servea \u00een restaurante la papion \u0219i m\u0103nu\u0219i albe. Fastul culinar se p\u0103stra iar noi putem spune c\u0103 am avut o \u0219coal\u0103 de arti\u0219ti buc\u0103tari care s-au format \u0219i datoreaz\u0103 enorm acestui hotel emblematic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Contesa Waldeck, corespondent Newsweek la Bucure\u015fti, a \u00eencercat s\u0103 reconstituie o parte din istoria legat\u0103 de Athenee Palace. Ea scria, \u00een anul 2000, o carte despre \u201dplaneta\u201d Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e din anii &#8217;40. Acolo men\u0163iona faptul c\u0103 hotelul era unul dintre punctele cosmopolite din Europa, atr\u0103g\u00e2nd astfel membri familiei regale \u015fi jurnali\u015fti celebri. Cartea descrie evenimentele care au marcat Rom\u00e2nia \u00een anii 1940-1941, de la pierderea Basarabiei p\u00e2n\u0103 la rebeliunea legionar\u0103 \u015fi defilarea \u201ec\u0103m\u0103\u015filor verzi&#8221;. De la o fereastra de la primul nivel, jurnalista americana Margaret Bourke-White a privit toate evenimentele care au marcat anii 1940-1941 pentru Rom\u00e2nia: manifesta\u021biile din fa\u021ba Palatului Regal \u00een cinstea revenirii la tron a Regelui Mihai, defilarea c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ilor verzi din 6 octombrie, ofi\u021berii Wehrmachtului sosi\u021bi \u00een capital\u0103 sau confrunt\u0103rile dintre legionari \u0219i armat\u0103. O prezen\u021b\u0103 pitoreasc\u0103 care a contribuit la p\u0103strarea farmecului interbelic \u0219i \u00een perioada comunismului a fost \u0219i barmanul de culoare Petrica Johnson, una din figurile jazzului bucure\u0219tean.<\/p>\n<p>Hotelul a fost renovat de patru ori. \u00cen 1937 fa\u021bada a fost modernizat\u0103 de c\u0103tre o echip\u0103 condus\u0103 de arhitectul rom\u00e2n Duiliu Marcu. Tot lui \u00eei apar\u021bine refacerea cl\u0103dirii dup\u0103 bombardamentele din august 1944, care au avariat-o foarte grav. \u00cen 1965 a fost construit\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 o arip\u0103. Athenee Palace a fost din nou modernizat \u015fi redeschis \u00een 1997, c\u00e2nd a intrat \u00een portofoliul opera\u021bional al lan\u021bului Hilton. Azi el ofer\u0103 272 de camere, dintre care 38 duble, 45 de apartamente \u015fi 20 de apartamente de lux. Aniversarea a 100 de ani de la deschiderea hotelului a fost marcat\u0103 de dou\u0103 mici expozi\u021bii cu piese ce amintesc de atmosfera de glorie a Athenee Palace.<\/p>\n<p>O serie de meniuri \u0219i preparate re\u00eenvie savoarea gastronomiei rafinate. Celebru e \u201cMagret de canard cu andive \u0219i piure de cire\u0219e\u201d, servit de-a lungul anilor \u00een faimoasa Le Brasserie. \u00cen Caf\u00e9 Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e, oaspe\u021bii se \u00eent\u00e2lnesc cu deliciosul tort aniversar Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e Palace, ce ascunde \u00een el ciocolat\u0103 neagr\u0103, mar\u021bipan, nuci crocante, crema de br\u00e2nz\u0103, gem de gutui etc. Turi\u0219tii pot testa \u0219i sofisticatul coktailul \u201cAmalfi\u201d \u2013 favoritul Contesei Waldeck, autoarea car\u021bii \u201cAthene Palace\u201d. Totu\u0219i, parc\u0103 aceast\u0103 aniversare merita mai mult!<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nANGELA SIMION &amp; DOINA CONSTANTINESCU<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Views = 721La Athenee Palace&#8230; birjar Ceaiuri dansante. Recep\u021bii. Fe\u021be rege\u0219ti. Pre\u0219edin\u021bi de state. Scriitori. Restaurante ce p\u0103streaz\u0103 \u0219i amintirea m\u0103nu\u0219ilor albe ale osp\u0103tarilor. Dive hollywoodiene, spioni, legionari. Celebrele cutii cu bomboane Pesc\u0103ru\u0219. Apartamente \u00een stil Ludovic al XIV-lea. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2014\/11\/10\/la-athenee-palace-birjar-industrie-hoteliera-nr-124-125\/\">Continu\u0103 s\u0103 cite\u0219ti <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,844],"tags":[858,859],"class_list":["post-3219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-industrie-hoteliera","category-numarul-124-125","tag-industrie-hoteliera-nr-124-125","tag-la-athenee-palace-birjar","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3229,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3219\/revisions\/3229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}