Kurhaus, Wiesbaden

Kurhaus Wiesbaden
Kurhaus at night (2011)
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General information
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
LocationWiesbaden, Hesse
AddressKurhausplatz 1
65189 Wiesbaden
CountryGermany
Coordinates50°5′5″N 8°14′51″E / 50.08472°N 8.24750°E / 50.08472; 8.24750
Inaugurated1907 (1907)
Renovated1980s
Website
www.wiesbaden.de/microsite/kurhaus-en/

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),[3] and where Fyodor Dostoyevsky was said to have received the inspiration for his novel The Gambler.[4]

  1. ^ Metzelthin, Pearl Violette Newfield (1983). Gourmet. Condé Nast Publications. p. 24. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (1 March 2010). Germany. Lonely Planet. pp. 547–. ISBN 978-1-74104-781-3. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ^ Bekker, Henk (15 September 2005). Adventure Guide Germany. Hunter Publishing, Inc. pp. 321–. ISBN 978-1-58843-503-3. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. ^ Coupe, Alison (15 May 2009). Michelin Travel Guide Germany. Michelin. pp. 540–. ISBN 978-1-906261-38-2. Retrieved 3 April 2012.