King David Hotel
| King David Hotel מלון המלך דוד | |
|---|---|
King David Hotel | |
| General information | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°46′28″N 35°13′21″E / 31.77444°N 35.22250°E |
| Opening | 1931 |
| Owner | Dan Hotels |
| Management | Dan Hotels |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Frank Goldsmith |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 237 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Website | |
| King David Jerusalem Hotel | |
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The King David Hotel (Hebrew: מלון המלך דוד, romanized: Malon ha-Melekh David; Arabic: فندق الملك داود, romanized: Funduq al-Malik Dāwūd) is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Opened in 1931, it was built with locally quarried pink limestone and was founded by Ezra Mosseri, a wealthy Egyptian Jewish banker. It is located on King David Street in the centre of Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City and Mount Zion, and is named after the Biblical King David.
The hotel, owned and operated by the Dan Hotels group, has traditionally been the chosen venue for hosting heads of state, dignitaries, politicians and celebrities during their visits to Jerusalem.
It is also famous for the 1946 King David Hotel Bombing, when an attack by the Zionist organization Irgun targeted the hotel's southern wing, which contained offices for the British authorities during Mandatory Palestine, killing 91 people of various nationalities and injuring 45.