Excelsior Hotel Gallia

Milan, Italy. Located on Piazza Duca d’Aosta, next to Milano Centrale station; its Art Nouveau façades are now joined by a glass-and-steel wing.

Excelsior Hotel GalliaMilan, Italy

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Practical information

235 rooms, including more than 50 suites.
Terrazza Gallia rooftop restaurant and bar, the Gallia Restaurant, Gallia Lounge & Bar and a wine cellar for tastings.
Gallia Health Club & Shiseido Spa on the top floors, with an indoor rooftop pool, saunas and a Himalayan salt cabin.
Located on Piazza Duca d’Aosta, next to Milano Centrale station; its Art Nouveau façades are now joined by a glass-and-steel wing.

5 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1927
Commissioned by the Gallia family beside the future Milano Centrale station and designed by Giuseppe Laveni and Aldo Avati, the building is completed.
29 Feb. 1932
Delayed by the slow progress of the station works, the official opening finally takes place.
From 1932
The hotel quickly becomes a landmark for travellers, businessmen and the cultural and social elite.
2006
Qatar Investment Authority buys the hotel for over €100 million; its hospitality arm, Katara Hospitality, launches a major renovation.
2015
The renovation, overseen by the architecture firm Marco Piva, is completed.

Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Excelsior Hotel Gallia” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website (Marriott). Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.