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1. www.amusingplanet.com › 2018 › 11Hotel Belvédère: The Iconic Swiss Hotel on The Edge of The ...

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   Nov 29, 2018 · Over the decades Hotel Belvédère became one of the most iconic hotels of the Swiss Alps. Nowhere else in the world could one drive a car so close to the edge of a glacier, check into a hotel room with balconies overlooking the massive river of ice, and then walk down a paved path to the glacier below located only a couple of hundred yards away.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Belvédère_Hotel,_Furka_PassBelvédère Hotel, Furka Pass - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The Furka Pass road was opened between 1866 and 1867, and connects the Valais valley to the Uranaise valley previously cut by the Furkastock. In 1882, Josef Seiler built a lodge located in a hairpin created by the road. [1] The beginnings are difficult for the lodge. It then expanded for the first time in 1890 to become a hotel.

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   Where is Hotel Belvédère located?

   • As the road switches back and forth hugging the side of the mountain, at one point near the top of the pass, it comes within 200 meters of the Rhone Glacier. It was here, in 1882, the young hotelier, Josef Seiler, built a hotel in one of the hairpin bends. Over the decades Hotel Belvédère became one of the most iconic hotels of the Swiss Alps.

   Hotel Belvédère: The Iconic Swiss Hotel on The Edge of The Rhone

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   Why is Hotel Belvédère so famous?

   • Over the decades Hotel Belvédère became one of the most iconic hotels of the Swiss Alps. Nowhere else in the world could one drive a car so close to the edge of a glacier, check into a hotel room with balconies overlooking the massive river of ice, and then walk down a paved path to the glacier below located only a couple of hundred yards away.

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   When was Hotel Belvédère built?

   • The building of Hotel Belvédère belongs to the last major wave of development that began in the whole of Switzerland in the 1880s. During this time the number of hotels in Valais increased from 79 in 1880 to over 320 just before the First World War—a four time increase in just over three decades.

   Hotel Belvédère: The Iconic Swiss Hotel on The Edge of The Rhone

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   Who built the Hotel Belvédère in Gletsch?

   • Half the world is coming to Gletsch, and a hotel arms race is now underway at the pass. In 1882, Alexander Seiler, owner of the Grand Hotel Glacier du Rhône, had another hotel built for his son in the second pass bend on the Furka: the Hotel Belvédère. It is designed to provide guests with an unparalleled panoramic view of the Rhone Glacier.

   Why the famous Belvédère hotel at Furka pass may close forever - NZZ

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4. www.nzz.ch › english › why-the-famous-belvedereWhy the famous Belvédère hotel at Furka pass may close forever

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   Sep 26, 2023 · The «Belvédère» is an icon, yet it has been closed for years. The hotel stands for the golden age of the Swiss hotel industry – and for the difficult handling of its heritage. Esthy Rüdiger...

5. www.uniqhotels.com › hotel-belvedere-rhonegletscherHotel Belvédère Rhonegletscher - The Iconic Building On The ...

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   Rhonegletscher. The iconic Alpine hotel of the 19th century has seen better days. Back in the early times, at the peak of its operation, tourists flocked to see Rhône Glacier's breathtaking. Hotel Belvédère is located on a majestic curvy mountain road. The Furka Pass is a road-trippers paradise in the high Swiss Alps.

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7. www.thevintagenews.com › 2018/01/26 › belvedere-hotelBelvédère Hotel: The abandoned jewel of the Swiss Alps that ...

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   Jan 26, 2018 · Today the hotel stands right where it stood 140 years ago when it was built, but completely empty, looking like a sad monument to those long lost glorious past times. Entrance and footbridge of the ice cave (Eisgrotte am Rhonegletscher) on Furka Pass, Alps, Valais, Switzerland

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8. www.atlasobscura.com › places › hotel-belvedere-2Hotel Belvédère – Obergoms VS, Switzerland - Atlas Obscura

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   Dec 26, 2017 · 201. Want to Visit? 820. Hotel Belvédère. Ikiwaner/CC BY-SA 3.0. Hotel Belvédère, a hotel in the Furka Pass of the Swiss Alps, was once the perfect spot for travelers looking to explore...

9. www.swissinfo.ch › eng › businessSwiss lost places: Hotel Belvédère - SWI swissinfo.ch

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   Aug 28, 2023 · The Hotel Belvédère on the Furka Pass is probably one of the most recognisable hotels in the world. It was built in 1882 by the Seiler hotelier family on a prominent hairpin bend, with the...