The Peninsula Hong Kong is a luxury hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, opened on December 11, 1928 as the flagship property of the Peninsula Hotels group, founded by the Kadoorie family with the stated aim of building the finest hotel east of Suez. The hotel is built in an Italianate style with an Edwardian and Second Empire influenced lobby, and it became internationally notable on December 25, 1941, when British colonial officials surrendered Hong Kong to invading Japanese forces there, after which it was renamed the Toa Hotel for the duration of the occupation. The hotel expanded in 1994 with the addition of a 30-story tower built while the original building remained in operation, and it underwent a 450 million Hong Kong dollar refurbishment beginning in 2012. Today it has around 300 rooms and is known for its fleet of Rolls-Royce cars finished in a shade known as Peninsula green.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountTsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong 1 Completed Year Classification
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In Style
Source Wikipedia: The Peninsula Hong Kong
In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: The Peninsula Hong Kong
WikipediaLead paragraph, first sentence
The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, hotel descriptor
The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History section, first paragraph, second sentence
Originally planned for a 1924 opening, the hotel opened on 11 December 1928 and was the successor to Hongkong Hotel.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Peninsula Hong Kong is a luxury hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, opened on December 11, 1928 as the flagship property of the Peninsula Hotels group, founded by the Kadoorie family with the stated aim of building the finest hotel east of Suez. The hotel is built in an Italianate style with an Edwardian and Second Empire influenced lobby, and it became internationally notable on December 25, 1941, when British colonial officials surrendered Hong Kong to invading Japanese forces there, after which it was renamed the Toa Hotel for the duration of the occupation. The hotel expanded in 1994 with the addition of a 30-story tower built while the original building remained in operation, and it underwent a 450 million Hong Kong dollar refurbishment beginning in 2012. Today it has around 300 rooms and is known for its fleet of Rolls-Royce cars finished in a shade known as Peninsula green.
In Style: Colonial Architecture, Introduction
The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: The Peninsula Hong Kong
- Wikidata Q1757744, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q1757744, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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