Kaiser-i-Hind Hotel, Jaipur

Out of the first hotels of Jaipur or as the advertisement claims, the “only” hotel in Jaipur, this pretty structure stood on what is now Motilal Atal Road, opposite the Rajputana Sheraton but was sadly demolished many years back. 

The baroque styled hotel was recommended or “patronised” by the royals and nobles in India and Europe, and much like hotels in the west, boasted luxury amenities (ventilated fireplaces, warm mattress beds amongst others) and services. 

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau

Located at Hōnaunau Bay in South Kona, Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau immerses you in Hawaiian culture. This 180-acre national historic park was once the home of royal grounds and a place of refuge for ancient Hawaiian lawbreakers.

Bösendorfer-Saal

Bösendorfer-Saal (Bösendorfer Hall) was a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, on Herrengasse in the Innere Stadt of the city. Connected with the Viennese piano manufacturer Bösendorfer, it was opened in 1872, and many famous musicians performed there. The building was demolished in 1913.

Since 1983, concert venues elsewhere in Vienna have been named Bösendorfer-Saal.

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Claremont, Cape Town

In 1882, a village management board was formed, and in 1886 it was replaced by the Municipality of Claremont, which managed neighbouring Newlands too. The privately owned Claremont Hall was taken over as a town hall. The first telephone system was installed in the early 1880s.

There was further residential development, with the subdivision of the Claremont House, Lansdowne, Milburn House, and Paradise estates in the 1890s. An electric tramway service was introduced in 1897, and an electricity power station was built in 1903.[14]

Cape Town Opera House

The Cape Town Opera House is a venue in Cape Town built in 1893, and at the time considered the finest theatre in the Southern Hemisphere.

The venue is also known as the Opera House, Cape Town.

The building was designed by G. M. Alexander, F.R.I.B.A., and built on the site of the present day main Post Office by W. Kitch for £40 000. The secretary for the Grand Parade Building Co. was E. R. Syfret, St George's Street.

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