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| Name | Olympia Hotel and Theater | |
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| Start building | 1887 | |
| Finish building | 1890 | |
| Location | King's Gardens,  Noble City,  Sylvania (SY-NC-KG)
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| Function | Theater, cinema, hotel | |
| Visitor figures | unknown | |
| Owner | Landmark Group | |
The theater
Art gallery
The Olympia Hotel and Theater is an historic Lovian hotel built in 1890 in King's Gardens, Noble City, founded by Sir George Coningham as part of his real estate business in Lovia. His daughter Silvia inherited the hotel in 1909. In 1941, she added a theater to the Olympia. The theater is famous for being the site of the premiere of Sheba and Solomon in 1947 and helping Florentine Fortesque achieve her fame and glory.
Connected to the hotel is a small art gallery, known as the Olympia Gallery.
Hotel[]
The hotel is still in use today. It is owned and managed by Landmark Group. There are 104 rooms, 17 suites and 2 master suites. The hotel is famous for receiving many foreign dignitaries. The hotel is an important and historic part of King's Gardens.
Famous visitors include US President Woodrow Wilson (1921), King George VI of the United Kingdom (1939), actress Florentine Fortesque (1947), French President Charles de Gaulle (1946), and rock star Elvis Presley (1956).
The hotel was also the site of a shooting attempt during the premiere of the film Intrepid.
Theater[]
The theater is composed of two rooms: one cinema and one actor's theater. Some of the famous movies shown at the Olympia include:
- Rich Man's Pursuit (1942)
- Sheba and Solomon (1947)
- Intrepid (1971)
- The Lovely (2010)
The Olympia Gallery[]
The Olympia Gallery is a small art museum located on the first floor of the hotel. It houses several paintings, among them a Van Gogh. The gallery is free to hotel guests, and is open to the public at a charge.
Photo gallery[]
Reviews[]
Guide Hôtelier Cinq Etoiles gives this hotel 
for unrivaled excellence, quality and attention to all customers' whims. Truly merits its 5 stars.
Awards[]
Grand Prix du Mérite, 2010
See also[]
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| Geography, nature and neighborhoods of Noble City |
| Geography and nature: Abraham Lincoln Park - Beach Gardens - Botanica - Congress Field - Long Road Cemetery - Long Walk Memorial - Mandarin Park - Noble Beach - Noble City Bay - November Beach - Painters Hill - Prince's Park - Princess' Park - Royal Gardens - Sand Garden - Strength Gardens - Thomas Jefferson Park - Upper Embankment - Urban Garden - Woodstock Forest - Yorkshire Park |
| Neighborhoods: Artista - Bayside - Citizen Corner - Downtown - Industrial Park - King's Gardens - Little Europe - Little Frisco - Long Road - Mandarin Village - New Town - Old Harbor - The Mall - Trading Quarter - Transcity - neighborhood symbols |
 See also: Monuments, politics, transportation, hotels, restaurants and apartment buildings of Noble City.
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| Transportation in Noble City |
| Rail transport: Artista RS - Grand Interstate RW - Little Frisco RS - Mandarin Village RH - NCIA RS - Peace Island RW - Trans Sylvanian RW - Transcity RS |
| Road transport: Eppinck Square - Highway 1 - Highway 2 - NCIA |
| Avenues: (from north to south) Journey Ave - Discovery Ave - Innovation Ave - Heritage Ave - Democracy Ave - Freedom Ave - Technology Ave - Diligence Ave - Creativity Ave |
| Streets: (from east to west) Ocean Ave - Music St - History St - Law St - Science St - Language St - Culture St - Poetry St |
| See also: Geography, nature, neighborhoods, monuments, politics, government, hotels, restaurants and apartment buildings of Noble City.
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