Hotel Adlon Berlin

The first Hotel Adlon was built in 1907 on the site of the Palais Redern, which had been designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The builder, Lorenz Adlon, was a successful Berlin wine merchant and restaurateur. The Adlon was one of the most famous hotels in Europe between the two World Wars and hosted celebrities including Louise Brooks, Charlie Chaplin, Herbert Hoover and Marlene Dietrich.