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Ritz Paris
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Events
1705: King Louis XIV orders construction for a palace stlye mansion in place Vendrome
1897: Cesar Ritz purchases this space and begins construction of the Hotel Ritz
1898: Hotel Ritz Opens
1898: Ritz partners with Auguste Escoffier, a prominent chef at the time
1934: Famous designer Coco Chanel permanently moves into a suite
1940: Ritz begins being occupied by Nazi forces and acts as a Nazi headquarters
1944: Ernest Hemingway and soldiers liberate Ritz bar of Nazis
1979: Mohamed Al Fayed purchases Ritz for $30,000,000
1979: Mohamed Al Fayed invests $250,000,000 to restore it to grandeur
1997: Princess Diana eats her last meal at the Ritz before dying in a car crash
2012: Ritz closes for $220,000,000 renovation
2016: Ritz re-opens
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