Ducor Intercontinental Hotel

Ducor Intercontinental Hotel, also known as the Ducor Palace Hotel, was a luxury hotel in Monrovia, Liberia.[1] Established in 1960 it had 106 rooms on eight stories at the highest point of the city.[2][3] The inauguration ceremony of the hotel was an international affair and was also attended by President Sekou Toure of Guinea, amongst others.[4] Over the years it hosted some important meetings between African leaders.[5] In the late 1960s, President Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast was so impressed with the hotel during his stay that he commissioned its builder, Moshe Mayer, to erect a 12-story luxury hotel in Abidjan, Hotel Ivoire.[6] However, although the hotel thrived in the 1960s and 1970s, it fell into decline and has since been abandoned, and occupied by squatters.

References

  1. ↑ Schwartz, Peggy; Schwartz, Murray (31 May 2011). The Dance Claimed Me: A Biography of Pearl Primus. Yale University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-300-15534-1. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Owen's African and Middle East commerce & travel and international register. Owen's Commerce & Travel, Ltd. 1962. p. 188. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Great Britain. Board of Trade (July 1961). Board of Trade journal. H.M. Stationery Off. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Yitzhak Oron, Ed. Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 312. GGKEY:3KXGTYPACX2. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Huband, Mark (30 June 1998). The Liberian Civil War. Psychology Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7146-4785-2. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. December 1970. p. 83. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

Coordinates: 6°19′13″N 10°48′47″W / 6.3203°N 10.81306°W