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Since 1925, when the Esplanade first opened its doors to travelers on the Orient Express, bringing worldly glamour to the heart of Zagreb\u2014from the golden twenties with lavish balls and the first movie stars who stayed there, through the sixties when the hotel entered a new era, and the eighties after its reconstruction and numerous innovations that made it the most avant-garde hotel in the country\u2014all the way to today as it celebrates 100 years.<\/p><p>And as we travel through the decades, one thing is clear \u2013 the Esplanade is not just a hotel, but a witness to history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd6af7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecd6af7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1342909\" data-id=\"1342909\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ac111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02ac111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1-1024x805.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1-1024x805.webp 1024w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1-768x604.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c99089 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"7c99089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1917. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn international competition was announced, attracting numerous outstanding architects of the time, including the famous Austrian Adolf Loos, who, however, did not win. The winner was the German architect Otto Rehnig, whose original designs were later revised by Dionis Sunko, who is today considered the architect of this Belle \u00c9poque architectural masterpiece.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1925.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of the largest hotel in Zagreb took only 26 months. The hotel was intended for passengers of the Orient Express and is therefore located next to the main railway station. At the grand opening on April 22, 1925, around 200 distinguished guests gathered, including the mayor of Zagreb, Heinzel. The hotel's first guest was a businessman from Osijek, Mr. Gl\u00fcck, who is believed to have brought good luck to the hotel with his name.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-ed803e1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 1926\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Hope, the Deputy Speaker of the British Parliament, visited Zagreb and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-24baf2f\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 December 1926\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fanameta film company from Berlin organized a Miss Yugoslavia pageant at the Hotel Esplanade.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-390a244\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 February 1928 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first Traditional Journalists' Ball, inspired by the Berlin Presseball, was held at the Esplanade Hotel and continued until 1941..   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLate 1920s\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Lindbergh, the American aviator, explorer, adventurer, and scientist, as well as a Pulitzer Prize winner for his autobiography, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. In 1927, he became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis. Zagreb\u2019s mayor, Heinzel, also stayed at the hotel. The hotel's first guest was a businessman from Osijek, Mr. Gl\u00fcck, who is believed to have brought good luck to the hotel with his name.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1929  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe famous Russian actor Vladimir Gajdarov, a long-time member of the Moscow Art Theatre and celebrated for his role in the film \"Woman on the Rack,\" stayed at the Esplanade Hotel with his wife, actress Olga Gzovskaya.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1929.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe American star Josephine Baker, a renowned Charleston dancer and singer, who lived in France where she was hailed as the queen of Parisian cabarets, also stayed at the Hotel Esplanade.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1935\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA three-day congress of hoteliers from across the country was held at the Esplanade Hotel, where discussions focused on the development of tourism. Following the congress, the annual assembly of the Yugoslav Hotelier Association also took place.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-bb3988d\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1935. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe graduates of the Zagreb Gornji Grad Gymnasium, the oldest and most prestigious school in the country, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a dinner at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5841155 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"5841155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1917. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn international competition was announced, attracting numerous outstanding architects of the time, including the famous Austrian Adolf Loos, who, however, did not win. The winner was the German architect Otto Rehnig, whose original designs were later revised by Dionis Sunko, who is today considered the architect of this Belle \u00c9poque architectural masterpiece.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1925.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of the largest hotel in Zagreb took only 26 months. The hotel was intended for passengers of the Orient Express and is therefore located next to the main railway station. At the grand opening on April 22, 1925, around 200 distinguished guests gathered, including the mayor of Zagreb, Heinzel. The hotel's first guest was a businessman from Osijek, Mr. Gl\u00fcck, who is believed to have brought good luck to the hotel with his name.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-ed803e1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 1926\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Hope, the Deputy Speaker of the British Parliament, visited Zagreb and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-24baf2f\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 December 1926\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fanameta film company from Berlin organized a Miss Yugoslavia pageant at the Hotel Esplanade.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-390a244\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 February 1928 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first Traditional Journalists' Ball, inspired by the Berlin Presseball, was held at the Esplanade Hotel and continued until 1941..   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLate 1920s\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Lindbergh, the American aviator, explorer, adventurer, and scientist, as well as a Pulitzer Prize winner for his autobiography, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. In 1927, he became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis. Zagreb\u2019s mayor, Heinzel, also stayed at the hotel. The hotel's first guest was a businessman from Osijek, Mr. Gl\u00fcck, who is believed to have brought good luck to the hotel with his name.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1929  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe famous Russian actor Vladimir Gajdarov, a long-time member of the Moscow Art Theatre and celebrated for his role in the film \"Woman on the Rack,\" stayed at the Esplanade Hotel with his wife, actress Olga Gzovskaya.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1929.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe American star Josephine Baker, a renowned Charleston dancer and singer, who lived in France where she was hailed as the queen of Parisian cabarets, also stayed at the Hotel Esplanade.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1935\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA three-day congress of hoteliers from across the country was held at the Esplanade Hotel, where discussions focused on the development of tourism. Following the congress, the annual assembly of the Yugoslav Hotelier Association also took place.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-bb3988d\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1935. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe graduates of the Zagreb Gornji Grad Gymnasium, the oldest and most prestigious school in the country, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a dinner at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a214ac0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a214ac0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a220d99\" data-id=\"a220d99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d0c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9d0c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2-745x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5103\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2-745x1024.webp 745w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2-218x300.webp 218w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2-768x1056.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-2.webp 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5770dc3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"5770dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1936.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCount De Dampierre, the French ambassador to the Royal Court in Belgrade, visited Zagreb and, like many distinguished guests, was warmly welcomed at the Zagreb railway station. After a meal at the French consulate, he attended an intimate dinner at the Ban\u2019s Palace and stayed in the hotel\u2019s suite.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1937 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe inaugural and first regular general meeting of the Croatian Writers' Society was held at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1937\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Carnival Olympics was held at the Esplanade Hotel. It was creatively and inventively arranged by dance teacher \u0160tef Keglevi\u0107, who also operated his dance institute at the hotel. He was in charge of arranging and promoting dance evenings and other events that turned the hotel into a focal point of social life in Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 1937 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Congress of Hotel Owners of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was held at the Esplanade Hotel. The representatives from all nine provinces as well as from the Ministries of Finance, Transport, Trade and Industry, Construction, and other institutions, highlighted the importance placed on the development of the hotel industry as the foundation for tourism development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1938\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to the Jutarnji List daily newspaper, the Indian Prince of Nepal Krishna Shamshere and his wife T.R. Lakshmi stayed at the Esplanade Hotel during their visit to Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1938 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the Esplanade Hotel, a ceremonial assembly of the Society of Friends of Great Britain was held, presided over by Bishop Antun Bauer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 November 1938 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEng. Nikola Kabalin, the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, convened a conference with hotel owners from across the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the Esplanade Hotel. The following day, on 8 November, an extraordinary general meeting of the Yugoslav Hotel Association took place at the Esplanade Hotel. The meeting addressed topics including organising the hotel industry, investing in hospitality, enhancing the hotel, restaurant, and caf\u00e9 services, training professional staff, and joining the International Hotel Association.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-bf0a8ed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1940\u20131945\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring World War II, the hotel serves as the headquarters of the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht. Renowned Italian writer Curzio Malaparte stays here while writing his famous novel. Several hotel employees secretly spy for the partisans, and tragically, when discovered, they are executed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c5cc305\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1940.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust before the Journalists' Ball at the Esplanade Hotel, a formal reception was held at the Banski Dvori (Ban\u2019s Court) for His Highness Prince Regent Paul and Princess Olga. The princely couple also attended a performance at the Croatian National Theatre and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-55cec9d\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 1940\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman national football players stayed at the Esplanade Hotel, with some of them arriving directly from the front lines, as reported by the Ve\u010der daily. The Yugoslav national football team defeated the German team with a score of 2-0.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d2c47be\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1941\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade Hotel hosted the highly successful Aviators' Ball, under the patronage of the Royal Aero Club of the Banovina of Croatia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2f1f265\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1943\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe German occupiers made great efforts to present the illusion that social life in Zagreb continued as normal during their presence, as if there were no war. In February 1943, they organized a fashion show at the Esplanade Hotel featuring the latest German designs for the upcoming season. The newspaper Novosti reported that the event delighted a large number of distinguished guests from Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1945\u20131960\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the aftermath of the war, the hotel is transformed into a public kitchen, offering meals to those in need, with aluminium plates and cutlery. Over time, the hotel gradually regains its prestige as cultural and business personalities begin to visit, marking the start of its recovery.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08d77b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"e08d77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1936.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCount De Dampierre, the French ambassador to the Royal Court in Belgrade, visited Zagreb and, like many distinguished guests, was warmly welcomed at the Zagreb railway station. After a meal at the French consulate, he attended an intimate dinner at the Ban\u2019s Palace and stayed in the hotel\u2019s suite.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1937 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe inaugural and first regular general meeting of the Croatian Writers' Society was held at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1937\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Carnival Olympics was held at the Esplanade Hotel. It was creatively and inventively arranged by dance teacher \u0160tef Keglevi\u0107, who also operated his dance institute at the hotel. He was in charge of arranging and promoting dance evenings and other events that turned the hotel into a focal point of social life in Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 1937 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Congress of Hotel Owners of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was held at the Esplanade Hotel. The representatives from all nine provinces as well as from the Ministries of Finance, Transport, Trade and Industry, Construction, and other institutions, highlighted the importance placed on the development of the hotel industry as the foundation for tourism development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1938\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to the Jutarnji List daily newspaper, the Indian Prince of Nepal Krishna Shamshere and his wife T.R. Lakshmi stayed at the Esplanade Hotel during their visit to Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1938 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the Esplanade Hotel, a ceremonial assembly of the Society of Friends of Great Britain was held, presided over by Bishop Antun Bauer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 November 1938 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEng. Nikola Kabalin, the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, convened a conference with hotel owners from across the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the Esplanade Hotel. The following day, on 8 November, an extraordinary general meeting of the Yugoslav Hotel Association took place at the Esplanade Hotel. The meeting addressed topics including organising the hotel industry, investing in hospitality, enhancing the hotel, restaurant, and caf\u00e9 services, training professional staff, and joining the International Hotel Association.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-bf0a8ed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1940\u20131945\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring World War II, the hotel serves as the headquarters of the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht. Renowned Italian writer Curzio Malaparte stays here while writing his famous novel. Several hotel employees secretly spy for the partisans, and tragically, when discovered, they are executed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c5cc305\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1940.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust before the Journalists' Ball at the Esplanade Hotel, a formal reception was held at the Banski Dvori (Ban\u2019s Court) for His Highness Prince Regent Paul and Princess Olga. The princely couple also attended a performance at the Croatian National Theatre and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-55cec9d\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 1940\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman national football players stayed at the Esplanade Hotel, with some of them arriving directly from the front lines, as reported by the Ve\u010der daily. The Yugoslav national football team defeated the German team with a score of 2-0.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d2c47be\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1941\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade Hotel hosted the highly successful Aviators' Ball, under the patronage of the Royal Aero Club of the Banovina of Croatia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2f1f265\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1943\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe German occupiers made great efforts to present the illusion that social life in Zagreb continued as normal during their presence, as if there were no war. In February 1943, they organized a fashion show at the Esplanade Hotel featuring the latest German designs for the upcoming season. The newspaper Novosti reported that the event delighted a large number of distinguished guests from Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1945\u20131960\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the aftermath of the war, the hotel is transformed into a public kitchen, offering meals to those in need, with aluminium plates and cutlery. Over time, the hotel gradually regains its prestige as cultural and business personalities begin to visit, marking the start of its recovery.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe699b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fe699b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba47947\" data-id=\"ba47947\" 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https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-3-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05baeb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"f05baeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1951.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the bleak post-war years, the Esplanade \u0161trukli were introduced.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1959.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u017du\u017ei Jelinek presented her elegant, simple, and wearable designs at the Esplanade Hotel, indirectly highlighting the potential of the domestic textile industry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1961. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe creations of \u017du\u017ei Jelinek were showcased in the Emerald Ballroom to an enthusiastic audience, with the most famous model of the time, Mira \u010cutura, modelling them.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1962. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBranko Jakopovi\u0107 visited Vienna and toured the Hotel Inter-Continental, which was the second of its kind in Europe at the time, with the first being in Frankfurt. He pondered the possibility of creating something similar in Zagreb. After a discussion with the hotel\u2019s director, who suggested the option of joining the Inter-Continental corporation, Jakopovi\u0107 collected detailed information and extended an invitation to visit the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb. In 1962, the hotel underwent rapid renovations, logistical upgrades, and adjustments to align with Inter-Continental standards.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1964. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade joins the InterContinental Hotels Corporation, becoming the first hotel in any socialist country to do so. The move proves to be a major success, and the business flourishes. Celebrities, political figures and business leaders arrive, and other InterContinental hotels in socialist countries follow suit. The hotel sets new standards, such as providing soaps, butter and shampoo, encouraging local producers to meet these quality requirements.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nMid-1960s \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe renowned American playwright Arthur Miller, famous for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, and widely known as the husband of film icon Marilyn Monroe, stayed at the Esplanade Inter-Continental Hotel. Around the same time, the hotel also hosted Italian actress and 1950s sex symbol Silvana Pampanini, Russian-American actor Yul Brynner (who starred in the 1969 film The Battle of Neretva), Ukrainian-American actor Jack Palance, Italian actress Rossana Podest\u00e0, English actress Belinda Lee, Italian actress Liana Orfei (the daughter of a renowned circus owner), and many others.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1967. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first casino in the country is opened at the Esplanade by Miss Italy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1968. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel was nominated as the best out of 62 Inter-Continental hotels in Europe and the Middle East.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1969.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe greatest footballer of all time, Brazilian football legend Pel\u00e9, stayed at the hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810bded elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"810bded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1951.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the bleak post-war years, the Esplanade \u0161trukli were introduced.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1959.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u017du\u017ei Jelinek presented her elegant, simple, and wearable designs at the Esplanade Hotel, indirectly highlighting the potential of the domestic textile industry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1961. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe creations of \u017du\u017ei Jelinek were showcased in the Emerald Ballroom to an enthusiastic audience, with the most famous model of the time, Mira \u010cutura, modelling them.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1962. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBranko Jakopovi\u0107 visited Vienna and toured the Hotel Inter-Continental, which was the second of its kind in Europe at the time, with the first being in Frankfurt. He pondered the possibility of creating something similar in Zagreb. After a discussion with the hotel\u2019s director, who suggested the option of joining the Inter-Continental corporation, Jakopovi\u0107 collected detailed information and extended an invitation to visit the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb. In 1962, the hotel underwent rapid renovations, logistical upgrades, and adjustments to align with Inter-Continental standards.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1964. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade joins the InterContinental Hotels Corporation, becoming the first hotel in any socialist country to do so. The move proves to be a major success, and the business flourishes. Celebrities, political figures and business leaders arrive, and other InterContinental hotels in socialist countries follow suit. The hotel sets new standards, such as providing soaps, butter and shampoo, encouraging local producers to meet these quality requirements.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nMid-1960s \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe renowned American playwright Arthur Miller, famous for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, and widely known as the husband of film icon Marilyn Monroe, stayed at the Esplanade Inter-Continental Hotel. Around the same time, the hotel also hosted Italian actress and 1950s sex symbol Silvana Pampanini, Russian-American actor Yul Brynner (who starred in the 1969 film The Battle of Neretva), Ukrainian-American actor Jack Palance, Italian actress Rossana Podest\u00e0, English actress Belinda Lee, Italian actress Liana Orfei (the daughter of a renowned circus owner), and many others.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1967. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first casino in the country is opened at the Esplanade by Miss Italy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1968. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel was nominated as the best out of 62 Inter-Continental hotels in Europe and the Middle East.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1969.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe greatest footballer of all time, Brazilian football legend Pel\u00e9, stayed at the hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81d4a34 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81d4a34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff786ab\" data-id=\"ff786ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c7616 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"c2c7616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 December 1969 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u017darko Kraljevi\u0107, the head of the Croatian Diners Club, signed the first credit card franchise agreement in the former Yugoslavia with this powerful international company at the Esplanade Hotel.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1970. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first snack bar at the Esplanade opens.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1975.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Hotel Esplanade Inter-Continental celebrated its 50th anniversary.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1975.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tItalian writer Elena Tessadri publishes Esplanade, a romantic love story set entirely at the hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8 March 1975 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel constructs and inaugurates another InterContinental hotel in Zagreb, operating under one company for several years.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMid-1970s, on 14 July\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Bastille Day was celebrated in the Emerald Ballroom.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1981.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFamous pianist Ivo Pogoreli\u0107 performs at the Emerald Ballroom as part of the \"Concerts at the Esplanade\" series.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1985.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA TV documentary is produced about the hotel to mark its 60th anniversary, with the script written by renowned Croatian author Zvonimir Mil\u010dec.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. prosinca 1985.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtensive renovation work began on the Esplanade Hotel, being carried out in stages to ensure that the hotel remained operational every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9 October 1986\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel was officially reopened in its new, revitalised form.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-30d0ee1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1987.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Universiade was held in Zagreb, and one of its most important information centres was located in the Emerald Ballroom of the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89bd20 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"f89bd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 December 1969 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u017darko Kraljevi\u0107, the head of the Croatian Diners Club, signed the first credit card franchise agreement in the former Yugoslavia with this powerful international company at the Esplanade Hotel.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1970. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first snack bar at the Esplanade opens.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1975.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Hotel Esplanade Inter-Continental celebrated its 50th anniversary.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1975.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tItalian writer Elena Tessadri publishes Esplanade, a romantic love story set entirely at the hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8 March 1975 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel constructs and inaugurates another InterContinental hotel in Zagreb, operating under one company for several years.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMid-1970s, on 14 July\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Bastille Day was celebrated in the Emerald Ballroom.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1981.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFamous pianist Ivo Pogoreli\u0107 performs at the Emerald Ballroom as part of the \"Concerts at the Esplanade\" series.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1985.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA TV documentary is produced about the hotel to mark its 60th anniversary, with the script written by renowned Croatian author Zvonimir Mil\u010dec.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4c359c9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. prosinca 1985.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtensive renovation work began on the Esplanade Hotel, being carried out in stages to ensure that the hotel remained operational every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9 October 1986\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel was officially reopened in its new, revitalised form.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-30d0ee1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1987.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Universiade was held in Zagreb, and one of its most important information centres was located in the Emerald Ballroom of the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd37950 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd37950\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e43275e\" data-id=\"e43275e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748d32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"748d32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Esplanade-Vremeplov-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5850\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cc8f0 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"11cc8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1987. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust a month before the opening of the Universiade, a Bistro was opened on the site of the former Snack Bar, inspired by French bistros. The Bistro featured hostesses dressed in silk robes who escorted guests to their tables, and every lady received a rose upon entering. For the first time, sparkling wine and wine by the glass were served, as it was considered inappropriate for ladies at the table to order a whole bottle. A small chocolate was served with coffee. At the time, Bistro Esplanade was the most avant-garde venue in the entire country. Since the Bistro was highly successful, others soon began adopting a similar concept.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 1988 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins The Leading Hotels of the World, becoming the first hotel from a socialist country and the only one in Croatia to do so. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1989.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValentine\u2019s Day was celebrated at the hotel for the first time on February 14.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1989. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe popular Italian dessert tiramisu was first served at the Esplanade Bistro. Since then, it has become a staple in many other restaurants across Croatia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 April 1989\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade becomes an independent company, separate from InterContinental Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1990.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first free elections in Yugoslavia bring the Croatian Democratic Union to power, led by President Franjo Tu\u0111man.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1991.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia proclaims independence, and the war begins. The hotel serves as a headquarters for journalists and accommodates a group of refugees from Vukovar in December 1991. The hotel faces a period of decline, and one of its employees is killed during the conflict, later being recognised as a hero. The hotel provides shelter for guests in the basement restaurant, Taverna Croatica, and offers a rare macrobiotic menu, which gains attention in American newspapers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1991. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA macrobiotic menu was introduced at the hotel, a rare innovation that garnered attention from international media at the time.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1992. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlija Izetbegovi\u0107, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. Douglas Hurd, a British Conservative politician from Margaret Thatcher\u2019s government, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b42995 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"7b42995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1987. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust a month before the opening of the Universiade, a Bistro was opened on the site of the former Snack Bar, inspired by French bistros. The Bistro featured hostesses dressed in silk robes who escorted guests to their tables, and every lady received a rose upon entering. For the first time, sparkling wine and wine by the glass were served, as it was considered inappropriate for ladies at the table to order a whole bottle. A small chocolate was served with coffee. At the time, Bistro Esplanade was the most avant-garde venue in the entire country. Since the Bistro was highly successful, others soon began adopting a similar concept.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 1988 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins The Leading Hotels of the World, becoming the first hotel from a socialist country and the only one in Croatia to do so. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1989.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValentine\u2019s Day was celebrated at the hotel for the first time on February 14.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1989. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe popular Italian dessert tiramisu was first served at the Esplanade Bistro. Since then, it has become a staple in many other restaurants across Croatia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 April 1989\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade becomes an independent company, separate from InterContinental Zagreb.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1990.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first free elections in Yugoslavia bring the Croatian Democratic Union to power, led by President Franjo Tu\u0111man.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1991.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia proclaims independence, and the war begins. The hotel serves as a headquarters for journalists and accommodates a group of refugees from Vukovar in December 1991. The hotel faces a period of decline, and one of its employees is killed during the conflict, later being recognised as a hero. The hotel provides shelter for guests in the basement restaurant, Taverna Croatica, and offers a rare macrobiotic menu, which gains attention in American newspapers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1991. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA macrobiotic menu was introduced at the hotel, a rare innovation that garnered attention from international media at the time.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1992. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlija Izetbegovi\u0107, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. Douglas Hurd, a British Conservative politician from Margaret Thatcher\u2019s government, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336c89b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336c89b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93d4acb\" data-id=\"93d4acb\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-5-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fotka-5.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b39fd9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"7b39fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1993.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlain Finkielkraut, a distinguished French historian, philosopher, writer, and humanist, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1994. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlain Jupp\u00e9, a French politician who later became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 1995\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia wins the Homeland War.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1996\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia regains its last occupied territory \u2013 Vukovar.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1996. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlois Mock, an influential Austrian politician and a great friend of Croatia, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. The Esplanade becomes the first Croatian hotel to have its own website.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1997. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaverna Croatica is recognised as one of the ten best restaurants in Croatia and the only hotel restaurant in Zagreb. The hotel\u2019s pastry chefs win top awards at the Zagreb Sweets Festival.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1998.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts the Vienna Opera Ball.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1999.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel is awarded five stars by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism according to new classification standards. Despite a challenging economic situation due to the Kosovo crisis and NATO strikes on Yugoslavia, the hotel continues to excel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 January 2000 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins the SRS hotel reservation system as part of its deluxe collection, becoming the first Croatian hotel to do so.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-64b0262\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2002. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade Hotel was acquired by the Austrian company WSF Group, based in Vienna, which specializes in hospitality, real estate, and golf course development. In November of that same year, the hotel closed for a complete renovation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae3717 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"8ae3717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1993.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlain Finkielkraut, a distinguished French historian, philosopher, writer, and humanist, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1994. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlain Jupp\u00e9, a French politician who later became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 1995\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia wins the Homeland War.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 1996\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroatia regains its last occupied territory \u2013 Vukovar.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1996. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlois Mock, an influential Austrian politician and a great friend of Croatia, stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. The Esplanade becomes the first Croatian hotel to have its own website.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1997. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaverna Croatica is recognised as one of the ten best restaurants in Croatia and the only hotel restaurant in Zagreb. The hotel\u2019s pastry chefs win top awards at the Zagreb Sweets Festival.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1998.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts the Vienna Opera Ball.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1999.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel is awarded five stars by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism according to new classification standards. Despite a challenging economic situation due to the Kosovo crisis and NATO strikes on Yugoslavia, the hotel continues to excel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 January 2000 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins the SRS hotel reservation system as part of its deluxe collection, becoming the first Croatian hotel to do so.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-64b0262\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2002. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade Hotel was acquired by the Austrian company WSF Group, based in Vienna, which specializes in hospitality, real estate, and golf course development. In November of that same year, the hotel closed for a complete renovation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0a93f8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0a93f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57107ac\" data-id=\"57107ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec3405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ec3405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-1024x719.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-1024x719.webp 1024w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-768x539.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ike-Tina-turner-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6ef94 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"7f6ef94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2002. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel closes for a complete renovation, assigning MKV Design for the interior design.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2003 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins the Regent International Hotels family, becoming the first Regent hotel in Europe.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 May 2004 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel reopens following a 1.5-year-long renovation under the name The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, with a new restaurant, Zinfandel\u2019s, and a Cocktail and Lounge Bar, Esplanade 1925, alongside the renovated Le Bistro.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 July 2004\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesi\u0107, visits the newly reopened hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 November 2004\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce every detail of the hotel\u2019s operations had been perfected and every aspect refined to the highest standard, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb was officially opened in a grand ceremony. The event was attended by over 800 guests and officially inaugurated by the Mayor of Zagreb, Vlasta Pavi\u0107. The newly renovated hotel was also toured by the Minister of Tourism.\nDuring the opening ceremony, Executive Chef Marc Fontanelle and his team prepared an exquisite selection of dishes. Guests were served the finest specialties, including the iconic Esplanade \u0161trukli. Throughout the evening, top-quality wines and sparkling wines were poured, and the celebration was crowned by a spectacular performance and fireworks display. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2006. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHotel Esplanade becomes the first hotel to introduce a special VIDog offer for guests who come with their dogs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 February 2006\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts a gala award ceremony, where it is recognised for its outstanding relationships with loyal agencies, clients, guests and the media.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 November 2006\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first edition of Luxury Hotel Magazine is published.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2009 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Mahoney assumes the role of General Manager. Prince Albert II of Monaco visits Zagreb, and at the same time, the hotel hosts the first large Qatari delegation, with around one hundred distinguished guests led by the Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his wife Moza bint Nasser. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8839c56 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"8839c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2002. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel closes for a complete renovation, assigning MKV Design for the interior design.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2003 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel joins the Regent International Hotels family, becoming the first Regent hotel in Europe.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 May 2004 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel reopens following a 1.5-year-long renovation under the name The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, with a new restaurant, Zinfandel\u2019s, and a Cocktail and Lounge Bar, Esplanade 1925, alongside the renovated Le Bistro.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 July 2004\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesi\u0107, visits the newly reopened hotel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 November 2004\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce every detail of the hotel\u2019s operations had been perfected and every aspect refined to the highest standard, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb was officially opened in a grand ceremony. The event was attended by over 800 guests and officially inaugurated by the Mayor of Zagreb, Vlasta Pavi\u0107. The newly renovated hotel was also toured by the Minister of Tourism.\nDuring the opening ceremony, Executive Chef Marc Fontanelle and his team prepared an exquisite selection of dishes. Guests were served the finest specialties, including the iconic Esplanade \u0161trukli. Throughout the evening, top-quality wines and sparkling wines were poured, and the celebration was crowned by a spectacular performance and fireworks display. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2006. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHotel Esplanade becomes the first hotel to introduce a special VIDog offer for guests who come with their dogs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 February 2006\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts a gala award ceremony, where it is recognised for its outstanding relationships with loyal agencies, clients, guests and the media.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-8f61dc1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 November 2006\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first edition of Luxury Hotel Magazine is published.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-dda2909\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2009 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Mahoney assumes the role of General Manager. Prince Albert II of Monaco visits Zagreb, and at the same time, the hotel hosts the first large Qatari delegation, with around one hundred distinguished guests led by the Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his wife Moza bint Nasser. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c78823 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c78823\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2fc5ce\" data-id=\"a2fc5ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6b992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a6b992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-1024x644.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-1024x644.webp 1024w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-768x483.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nelson-Piquet-Esplanade-Zagreb-Hotel-archive-photo-material.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d316ba7 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"d316ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2009.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel establishes a presence on social media, including Twitter and Facebook. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2009.\/10.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the Advent season of 2009, the Oleander Terrace of the Esplanade Hotel was transformed into an impressive winter ice rink named \"Nice Ice.\" This innovative initiative aimed to connect the hotel with the residents of Zagreb and served as an attraction for hotel guests.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2010. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe printing of the luxury hotel magazine is entrusted to a new publishing house and is printed in a redesigned format twice a year under the new name Esplanade View.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2011\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts the World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince 2012 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsplanade is the first hotel in Croatia with its own mobile application for iPhone and iPad, available for free on the APP Store.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 January 2012 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter three foreign directors, the position of General Manager of the Regent Esplanade Hotel was taken over by Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107, a native of Zagreb and then Deputy Director, Front Office, and Revenue Manager of the hotel. Krizmani\u0107 joined the Esplanade Hotel in 1991 after returning from the battlefield, starting as a student filling in as a doorman for one month. Originally a mechanical engineering student who never completed his studies, he fell in love with the hotel and steadily advanced in his career. It is interesting to mention that his first encounter with the Esplanade Hotel was as a child when, at the age of three, his father Ivan Max Krizmani\u0107\u2014who worked at the hotel\u2019s reception for 30 years\u2014brought him to visit. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAna Grgi\u0107 became the first female head chef in the hotel's history. After completing her hospitality education, she volunteered under the then-head chef to gain culinary experience. Through dedication, creativity, and ambition, Ana progressed over the years, and in 2012, following the departure of Maltese chef Jeffrey J. Vella, hotel director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 appointed her as the executive chef of the Regent Esplanade.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5ebb4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"dd5ebb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2009.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel establishes a presence on social media, including Twitter and Facebook. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2009.\/10.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the Advent season of 2009, the Oleander Terrace of the Esplanade Hotel was transformed into an impressive winter ice rink named \"Nice Ice.\" This innovative initiative aimed to connect the hotel with the residents of Zagreb and served as an attraction for hotel guests.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2010. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe printing of the luxury hotel magazine is entrusted to a new publishing house and is printed in a redesigned format twice a year under the new name Esplanade View.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 September 2011\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel hosts the World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince 2012 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsplanade is the first hotel in Croatia with its own mobile application for iPhone and iPad, available for free on the APP Store.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 January 2012 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter three foreign directors, the position of General Manager of the Regent Esplanade Hotel was taken over by Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107, a native of Zagreb and then Deputy Director, Front Office, and Revenue Manager of the hotel. Krizmani\u0107 joined the Esplanade Hotel in 1991 after returning from the battlefield, starting as a student filling in as a doorman for one month. Originally a mechanical engineering student who never completed his studies, he fell in love with the hotel and steadily advanced in his career. It is interesting to mention that his first encounter with the Esplanade Hotel was as a child when, at the age of three, his father Ivan Max Krizmani\u0107\u2014who worked at the hotel\u2019s reception for 30 years\u2014brought him to visit. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAna Grgi\u0107 became the first female head chef in the hotel's history. After completing her hospitality education, she volunteered under the then-head chef to gain culinary experience. Through dedication, creativity, and ambition, Ana progressed over the years, and in 2012, following the departure of Maltese chef Jeffrey J. Vella, hotel director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 appointed her as the executive chef of the Regent Esplanade.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e039c40 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e039c40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6164c2b\" data-id=\"6164c2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8f23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d8f23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid-1024x722.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid-1024x722.webp 1024w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid-768x541.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Karim-Rashid.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7659d6d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"7659d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing a decision by the owners, the Esplanade Hotel parted ways with the Regent group and resumed operations as an independent hotel. Within just ten days, the hotel management developed a new design featuring a fresh logo and launched a new website. The Esplanade continues to set world-class hospitality standards, seamlessly blending rich tradition with bold innovations, sustainable practices, and unwavering commitment to the community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel introduces the first iMenus on iPads in Croatia, available to guests at Le Bistro and Zinfandel\u2019s.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Health Club Esplanade opens the first Kanebo Sensai Salon in Croatia, and the hotel releases its first iPhone &amp; iPad app, available for free download on the App Store \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel receives the Halal Certificate of Quality, guaranteeing services that meet strict Halal standards in accommodation, gastronomy and wellness.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 2013 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn 1 July 2013, the Republic of Croatia became the 28th full member of the European Union. The hotel hosted numerous distinguished world leaders during the grand celebration, managing complex security arrangements with its characteristic grace, marking the beginning of this transformative era.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade becomes the first hotel in Croatia to introduce PressReader Hot Zone, allowing guests to download over 2500 domestic and international newspapers to their smartphones and tablets.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo highly  significant events occurred. A meeting between the Hotel\u2019s Director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 and the South Korean ambassador His Excellency Hyung-Won Suh sparked the idea of introducing the relatively unknown and somewhat exotic Korean cuisine to Croatia. The visit of five top chefs from the Korean Food Institute, led by Mrs. Sook-Ja Joon, the head of the royal kitchen in Korea, was soon organised. The chefs stayed at the Esplanade for five days. During their stay, they collaborated with the hotel\u2019s chefs in preparing a presentation of Korean cuisine. The guests of Le Bistro had the opportunity to taste their creations. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-03cc3d9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, one of the richest people in the world, arrived in Zagreb with his private jet and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. During his visit, the hotel arranged a nighttime city tour with the newest bicycles for the prince and his entourage of 40 guests. The hotel also hosted a gala dinner at Medvedgrad castle, prepared by Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 and her team. When the media revealed that the prince was staying at the Esplanade, the country\u2019s leadership expressed their interest to meet with him.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fe59b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"94fe59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing a decision by the owners, the Esplanade Hotel parted ways with the Regent group and resumed operations as an independent hotel. Within just ten days, the hotel management developed a new design featuring a fresh logo and launched a new website. The Esplanade continues to set world-class hospitality standards, seamlessly blending rich tradition with bold innovations, sustainable practices, and unwavering commitment to the community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel introduces the first iMenus on iPads in Croatia, available to guests at Le Bistro and Zinfandel\u2019s.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Health Club Esplanade opens the first Kanebo Sensai Salon in Croatia, and the hotel releases its first iPhone &amp; iPad app, available for free download on the App Store \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel receives the Halal Certificate of Quality, guaranteeing services that meet strict Halal standards in accommodation, gastronomy and wellness.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 2013 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn 1 July 2013, the Republic of Croatia became the 28th full member of the European Union. The hotel hosted numerous distinguished world leaders during the grand celebration, managing complex security arrangements with its characteristic grace, marking the beginning of this transformative era.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Esplanade becomes the first hotel in Croatia to introduce PressReader Hot Zone, allowing guests to download over 2500 domestic and international newspapers to their smartphones and tablets.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-465e257\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo highly  significant events occurred. A meeting between the Hotel\u2019s Director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 and the South Korean ambassador His Excellency Hyung-Won Suh sparked the idea of introducing the relatively unknown and somewhat exotic Korean cuisine to Croatia. The visit of five top chefs from the Korean Food Institute, led by Mrs. Sook-Ja Joon, the head of the royal kitchen in Korea, was soon organised. The chefs stayed at the Esplanade for five days. During their stay, they collaborated with the hotel\u2019s chefs in preparing a presentation of Korean cuisine. The guests of Le Bistro had the opportunity to taste their creations. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-03cc3d9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, one of the richest people in the world, arrived in Zagreb with his private jet and stayed at the Esplanade Hotel. During his visit, the hotel arranged a nighttime city tour with the newest bicycles for the prince and his entourage of 40 guests. The hotel also hosted a gala dinner at Medvedgrad castle, prepared by Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 and her team. When the media revealed that the prince was staying at the Esplanade, the country\u2019s leadership expressed their interest to meet with him.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8e52be elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8e52be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30efd20\" data-id=\"30efd20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2c840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb2c840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_3720.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b725be elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"3b725be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 2020 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel closed its doors after the Zagreb earthquake and the global spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Renovations to address the earthquake damage were necessary, and the hotel found itself in a struggled for survival in the market.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 2021 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn compliance with epidemiological measures, the Esplanade Hotel organised the inaugural \"Fuliranje\" Advent event on the Oleander Terrace. This event was the only one of its kind in the city during the Advent season and drew in a large number of visitors. Entry was only allowed with valid COVID-19 certificates, resulting in long lines of interested attendees that often stretched all the way to King Tomislav Square. Alongside Esplanade's Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107, several renowned chefs ran culinary booths, offering visitors creative street-style dishes. Throughout the month-long event, guests were treated to fantastic performances by musicians and DJs. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015. - 2025. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past decade, the Esplanade has hosted numerous global celebrities, including Hollywood actors Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Beckinsale; musicians Enrique Iglesias, Bryan Adams, Nick Cave, and Michael Bubl\u00e9; and political leaders such as former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. King Charles III (then Prince) was so impressed by Chef Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107's risotto that he requested the recipe. President Emmanuel Macron praised the cuisine and service during a meticulously organised four-course lunch in the magnificent Emerald Ballroom. The Danish royal family also commended the cuisine, adding their family Malbec wine to the hotel's renowned wine list, making the Esplanade the only place in Croatia to offer this royal vintage. The dedication of the staff, who consistently exceed expectations with personal gestures, plays a crucial role in creating the unique atmosphere of the Esplanade Hotel. When a royal guest urgently needed a tie, General Manager Krizmani\u0107 lent his own, thus averting a diplomatic incident.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\u20132025 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past few years, the Esplanade Hotel received numerous accolades, including being named Croatia's Hotel of the Year and Best European Historic Hotel in 2019. In 2022, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller included the Esplanade in their list of the top 10 hotels in Central Europe. That same year, the World Luxury Hotel Awards recognised Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 as the Best General Manager in Southeast Europe, and Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 was honoured as Gault&amp;Millau's Chef of the Year in Croatia. \nIn 2023, Zinfandel\u2019s Restaurant was awarded the title of Best European Hotel Restaurant, and Ana's sustainable cuisine earned Croatia its first Green Michelin Star. Her work as an ambassador for WWF's Fish Forward project and the development of a food waste management program further highlight the hotel's commitment to ecological practices. Additionally, the hotel's PR and Marketing Director Sanda Sokol was named PR of the Year at the European Hotel Awards 2024 in Copenhagen. In March 2025, during the Gault &amp; Millau Croatia ceremony, hotel director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 was recognised for the Esplanade Hotel's 100th anniversary.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 was invited, along with her team, to prepare a formal lunch for VIP guests at the inauguration of President Zoran Milanovi\u0107 at the Presidential Office on Pantov\u010dak hill. For this special occasion, Ana crafted a selection of delicious dishes that took guests on a culinary journey through Croatia. The dishes were thoughtfully paired with top-quality wines and sparkling wines by renowned winemakers from various regions of Croatia. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 March 2025 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn celebration of the Esplanade Hotel's 100th anniversary, the \"Circle of Light\" light installation was unveiled on the hotel's fa\u00e7ade, marking the official opening of the Festival of Lights Zagreb. Sensational 3D projections, created in collaboration with top Croatian and German artists under the guidance of the Zagreb Tourist Board, brought the elegance and glamour of bygone eras to life on the hotel's historic architecture. In honour of the anniversary and the festival's opening, guests from Zagreb's social scene gathered in the enchanting ambiance of the Esplanade Hotel to enjoy a magnificent light projection and a display of the hotel's historical moments on the ceiling of the Emerald Ballroom.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-014f0ee\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b32c61 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-Osteo_Timeline_Style_1\" data-id=\"2b32c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Osteo_Timeline_Style_1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"osteo-timeline-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c83bf89\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 2020 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe hotel closed its doors after the Zagreb earthquake and the global spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Renovations to address the earthquake damage were necessary, and the hotel found itself in a struggled for survival in the market.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-2b1a9cd\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 2021 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn compliance with epidemiological measures, the Esplanade Hotel organised the inaugural \"Fuliranje\" Advent event on the Oleander Terrace. This event was the only one of its kind in the city during the Advent season and drew in a large number of visitors. Entry was only allowed with valid COVID-19 certificates, resulting in long lines of interested attendees that often stretched all the way to King Tomislav Square. Alongside Esplanade's Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107, several renowned chefs ran culinary booths, offering visitors creative street-style dishes. Throughout the month-long event, guests were treated to fantastic performances by musicians and DJs. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-5ad5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015. - 2025. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past decade, the Esplanade has hosted numerous global celebrities, including Hollywood actors Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Beckinsale; musicians Enrique Iglesias, Bryan Adams, Nick Cave, and Michael Bubl\u00e9; and political leaders such as former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. King Charles III (then Prince) was so impressed by Chef Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107's risotto that he requested the recipe. President Emmanuel Macron praised the cuisine and service during a meticulously organised four-course lunch in the magnificent Emerald Ballroom. The Danish royal family also commended the cuisine, adding their family Malbec wine to the hotel's renowned wine list, making the Esplanade the only place in Croatia to offer this royal vintage. The dedication of the staff, who consistently exceed expectations with personal gestures, plays a crucial role in creating the unique atmosphere of the Esplanade Hotel. When a royal guest urgently needed a tie, General Manager Krizmani\u0107 lent his own, thus averting a diplomatic incident.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3a075b7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\u20132025 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the past few years, the Esplanade Hotel received numerous accolades, including being named Croatia's Hotel of the Year and Best European Historic Hotel in 2019. In 2022, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller included the Esplanade in their list of the top 10 hotels in Central Europe. That same year, the World Luxury Hotel Awards recognised Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 as the Best General Manager in Southeast Europe, and Executive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 was honoured as Gault&amp;Millau's Chef of the Year in Croatia. \nIn 2023, Zinfandel\u2019s Restaurant was awarded the title of Best European Hotel Restaurant, and Ana's sustainable cuisine earned Croatia its first Green Michelin Star. Her work as an ambassador for WWF's Fish Forward project and the development of a food waste management program further highlight the hotel's commitment to ecological practices. Additionally, the hotel's PR and Marketing Director Sanda Sokol was named PR of the Year at the European Hotel Awards 2024 in Copenhagen. In March 2025, during the Gault &amp; Millau Croatia ceremony, hotel director Ivica Max Krizmani\u0107 was recognised for the Esplanade Hotel's 100th anniversary.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d4fa197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 February 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Chef Ana Grgi\u0107 Tomi\u0107 was invited, along with her team, to prepare a formal lunch for VIP guests at the inauguration of President Zoran Milanovi\u0107 at the Presidential Office on Pantov\u010dak hill. For this special occasion, Ana crafted a selection of delicious dishes that took guests on a culinary journey through Croatia. The dishes were thoughtfully paired with top-quality wines and sparkling wines by renowned winemakers from various regions of Croatia. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4af377c\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 March 2025 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-popup\" href=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn celebration of the Esplanade Hotel's 100th anniversary, the \"Circle of Light\" light installation was unveiled on the hotel's fa\u00e7ade, marking the official opening of the Festival of Lights Zagreb. Sensational 3D projections, created in collaboration with top Croatian and German artists under the guidance of the Zagreb Tourist Board, brought the elegance and glamour of bygone eras to life on the hotel's historic architecture. In honour of the anniversary and the festival's opening, guests from Zagreb's social scene gathered in the enchanting ambiance of the Esplanade Hotel to enjoy a magnificent light projection and a display of the hotel's historical moments on the ceiling of the Emerald Ballroom.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-014f0ee\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-dot\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b317b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b317b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The story continues...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a5b595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esplanade vremeplov Krenimo zajedno na putovanje kroz vrijeme i prisjetimo se kako je Esplanade postao vi\u0161e od hotela. Od 1925. godine, kada je Esplanade otvorio svoja vrata putnicima Orient Expressa donose\u0107i svjetski glamur u srce Zagreba, i zlatnih dvadesetih te rasko\u0161nih balova i prvih filmskih zvijezda koje su ondje odsjedale, preko \u0161ezdesetih kada je hotel [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5079","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5079"}],"version-history":[{"count":295,"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6366,"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5079\/revisions\/6366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/history.redpixlstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}