Haludovo Palace Hotel
Abandoned modernist resort hotel on Krk, Croatia
Haludovo Palace Hotel
The Haludovo Palace Hotel is an abandoned resort hotel near Malinska on the island of Krk, Croatia. It formed the architectural and social centre of Haludovo, a large tourist resort designed by Croatian architect Boris Magaš and constructed between 1969 and 1972 during the rapid expansion of tourism on the Yugoslav Adriatic. Covering approximately 25 hectares (62 acres), Haludovo was conceived as a self-contained tourist settlement rather than a single hotel. In addition to the Palace, it included Hotel Tamaris, groups of atrium and two-storey villas, the coastal Fishermen's Village, and extensive sports, leisure and service facilities. The first phase was designed for approximately 1,650 guests, while the original planning concept envisaged an eventual capacity of about 5,000 beds. Haludovo gained international attention in 1972 through a short-lived partnership between the Rijeka-based Yugoslav trading company Brodokomerc and American publisher Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse. Guccione...
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