| Kurhaus Wiesbaden | |
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 Kurhaus at night (2011) | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Wiesbaden, Hesse |
| Address | Kurhausplatz 1 65189 Wiesbaden |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°5′5″N 8°14′51″E / 50.08472°N 8.24750°E |
| Inaugurated | 1907 |
| Renovated | 1980s |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Kurhaus ("cure house", German pronunciation: [ˈkuːɐ̯haʊ̯s])[1] is the spa house in Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, Germany. It serves as the city's convention centre,[2] and the social center of the spa town. In addition to a large and a smaller hall, it houses a restaurant and the Wiesbaden Casino, or Spielbank, which is notable for allowing the "highest roulette stakes in Germany" (as of 2005[update]),[3] and where Fyodor Dostoyevsky was said to have received the inspiration for his novel The Gambler.[4]
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