Ritz Paris
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Updated: 5 Nov 2018
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Created byJake Knippenberg
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1705:
King Louis XIV orders construction for a palace stlye mansion in place Vendrome1897:
Cesar Ritz purchases this space and begins construction of the Hotel Ritz1898:
Hotel Ritz Opens1898:
Ritz partners with Auguste Escoffier, a prominent chef at the time1934:
Famous designer Coco Chanel permanently moves into a suite1940:
Ritz begins being occupied by Nazi forces and acts as a Nazi headquarters1944:
Ernest Hemingway and soldiers liberate Ritz bar of Nazis1979:
Mohamed Al Fayed purchases Ritz for $30,000,0001979:
Mohamed Al Fayed invests $250,000,000 to restore it to grandeur1997:
Princess Diana eats her last meal at the Ritz before dying in a car crash2012:
Ritz closes for $220,000,000 renovation2016:
Ritz re-opens
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