Ledra Palace Hotel is a hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Nicosia, Cyprus”. It is operated by United Nations. It is owned by United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. It stands about 1.1 km from the centre of Nicosia.[3]

Overview

The Ledra Palace Hotel is located in central Nicosia, Cyprus, and until 1974 was one of the largest and most glamorous hotels of the capital. The hotel was designed by the German Jewish architect Benjamin Günsberg and was built between 1947 and 1949 by Cyprus Hotels Limited at a cost of approx £240,000 Cyprus pounds on what was then called King Edward VII Street, since 1962 Markos Drakos Avenue. The hotel opened on 8 October 1949 in the presence of British Governor Sir Andrew Wright and Vice Mayor of Nicosia George Poulios.

From “Ledra Palace Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.1 km from the centre of Nicosia. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ercan International Airport (ECN), about 13 km from the centre of Nicosia.[4]

It is the only hotel in and around Nicosia recorded in Wikidata.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Nicosia.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Ledra Palace Hotel (Q6512744). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Ledra Palace Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
  3. ^ Nicosia (Q3856). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Nicosia. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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