Reference code: BUC_HOTEL_00091Title: București - Grand Hotel și Galeriile LafayettePhotographer: unknownDate: c. 1920-1930Physical description: Dimensions: 9 x 13,9 cmNotes: On the back: Editura SOCEC & Co. S. A. București4.Conservation status: Technique: Location: BucharestComments: Hotel de France was built in 1881 on Calea Victoriei and over time has had several names: Grand Hotel, Hotel de France, Hotel Lafayette, Hotel Francez. The building was damaged by earthquakes in 1940 and 1977 and was demolished in 1979. The "Lafayette Galleries" department store was built in 1928 according to the plans of the architect Herman Clejan and from the communist period is called Victoria Store.Digitization: Serioja Bocsok, Larisa SitarKeywords: exterior, urban, architecture, hotel, department store, Calea Victoriei, cars, passersby, urban costumeRelated images: Legal rights: Collection of Mihai and Anca Oroveanu