The Chelsea Hotel in New York

 New York is home to many famous authors, stunning libraries and surprisingly old bookstores. It is a city with many famous sights that are worth seeing. But if you make a list of its attractions, you are unlikely to include a visit to the Chelsea Hotel.

 The Chelsea Hotel in New York is legendary. Few buildings in New York, or indeed the world, can claim a heritage and history comparable to that of the Chelsea Hotel.

 

 This building began life as a utopian project by architect Philippe Hubert, who designed its unique flower-patterned balconies and grand staircase as a common home for writers and artists.

 In 1905 now a luxury hotel attracting the attention of artists from the early to mid-20th century.

 It is also called the "haunt of ghosts". The definition is not accidental. A number of world names have ended their earthly journey in its rooms and apartments.

 Its building is over 140 years old and is a cultural monument. It has 101 apartments and 125 hotel rooms, where the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Madonna and many others have stayed.

 

 This hotel definitely boasts a rich history. It is no coincidence that in 1966 is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.

 The Chelsea Hotel has been the tallest building in New York since its construction in 1883. Initially, it offered apartments for rent for a long time.

 It became a hotel in 1906. and is a favorite haunt of New York's bohemian elite - Mark Twain, Edith Piaf and Arthur Miller. William Burroughs finished his novel The Naked Lunch here, and Arthur C. Clarke worked on the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the 60s and 70s of the last century, the rock aristocracy lived here - Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen.

 Seed Vicious of the Sex Pistols and his girlfriend Nancy Speger were in Room 100 in 1978. Now room number 100 no longer exists. But punk fans still come to the doors of the Chelsea Hotel to ask where exactly Sid and Nancy's love story ended. A few months after Nancy's death, Sid also died in his favorite hotel. In urban legend, to this day, his spirit is believed to still roam the corridors of the Chelsea Hotel.

 

 Madonna lived in room 822. Bob Dylan sang right below her. And the one from whom Bob Dylan stole his stage name, the poet Dylan Thomas, lived in room number 205.

 Leonard Cohen wrote a song that evokes memories for anyone who has visited, lived permanently, worked for a long time or just spent a night at the legendary hotel. The Chelsea Hotel, located at 222 West 23rd Street in New York City, is said to be haunted by the spirits of its dead occupants.

 But let's go back in time again.

 The Chelsea Hotel, built in 1883. by George Smith (designed by architects Hubert and Pearson), was the tallest building in New York City until 1902. And it was sold by Smith that same year for $300,000.

 After numerous reorganizations and changes of ownership, the Chelsea officially became a hotel in 1905. and is quickly becoming a legendary place with an achingly artistic spirit.

 Did you know that the hotel is still open - and it actually is. His restaurant, El Quijote, one of New York's first Spanish restaurants, hasn't had an empty table since 1934. And for some time now, the hotel has had a "Chelsea Room" for girls and boys who have no idea about the ghosts that live in this temple.

 

 In the late 1960s, Salvador Dali was sitting on a high stool in the hotel bar, with a cheetah at his feet with shiny fur. In fact, poor Bohemians paid for their stay at Chelsea by leaving their works there, which are now very valuable. Thus, the hotel now owns a large collection of works by world-renowned authors. And it is here that the most famous, controversial and scandalous actors, directors, musicians, writers, artists and fashion designers have passed. I will list some of them again - Mark Twain, Arthur Clarke, Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Bob Dylan, Edith Piaf, Tennessee Williams, Henry Miller, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Cave, Madonna.

 

 The hotel stopped accepting new visitors in 2011, but a small group of people who have lived there for years remain on the upper floors, although renovation work continues.

 The iconic New York building has been completely restored.

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