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Nice, France.
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Just a little further along the road where we had lunch, we could see the stunning Hotel Negresco.
The Hotel Negresco is a hotel and site of the restaurant Le Chantecler, located on the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges in Nice, France. It was named after Henri Negresco (1868–1920), who had the palatial hotel constructed in 1912. In keeping with the conventions of the times, when the Negresco opened in 1913 its front opened on the side opposite the Mediterranean Sea.Henri Negresco, born Alexandru Negrescu, was the son of an innkeeper. He was educated in Romania and began his professional career as a confectioner at the renowned Casa Capșa in Bucharest. At the age of 25—though some earlier sources suggest 15, which seems unlikely given that he completed military service in Romania and there is photographic evidence of him in Bucharest at an older age—Negresco left Romania. He first moved to Paris and later settled on the French Riviera, where he found considerable success.
Over the years, the hotel had its ups and downs, and in 1957, it was sold to the Augier family. Madame Jeanne Augier reinvigorated the hotel with luxurious decorations and furnishings, including an outstanding art collection and rooms with mink bedspreads. She also popularised it with celebrities; Elton John featured it in the video for his song "I'm Still Standing", and she told Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, that purchasing it would be beyond his means.
The fifth floor of the hotel is for "VVIP" guests, which stands for "very, very important persons". The hotel has a private beach, which is located across the street from the facility.
In the wake of the 2016 Nice truck attack, the hotel's main hall was used to triage wounded civilians (From Wikipedia)
statue de Miles Davis par le sculpteur français Niki de Daint Phalle à l'hôtel Negresco, Promenade des Anglais
Two more photos at the Promenade des Anglais, Nice.
This interesting sculpture is currently outside the front of the Hotel Negresco, but looking at google street maps, it seems the sculptures change from time to time!
LA GROSSE "HÔTEL NÉGRESCO" et la "PLAGE" de la "VILLE de NICE" ( CÔTE d'AZUR ) DANS les "ALPES MARITIMES" en FRANCE
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This shot is from about five years ago outside the Hôtel Negresco in Nice on the Côte d'Azur.
I have absolutely no idea what's going on here.
Any enlightenment would be gratefully received.
The photo was taken in the late evening in Nice, France. The building is a hotel, one of the most beautiful ones along the coast.