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The Hilton Amsterdam is a hotel in Apollobuurt, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It is located at Apollolaan 138 along the ''Noorder Amstelkanaal'', a canal connected to the Amstel river. The hotel opened officially in 1962 and is a branch of the Hilton Hotels chain. It is known for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Bed-In" for peace which was staged in 1969 to protest the Vietnam War. == History == The Hilton Amsterdam is located at Apollolaan 138 in the Oud-Zuid district of Amsterdam. It is located near Vondelpark, the Concert Hall and Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum. Other nearby attractions include Christie's auction house and the shops of Cornelis Schuytstraat which is a 5 minute walk from the hotel.〔 To the rear, the hotel terraces, and a marina overlooks the Amstel Canal.〔 The hotel lies approximately 15 minutes by road from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The Hilton Hotel opened May 9, 1962 as the first hotel in the Netherlands from an international hotel chain. It was designed by Hugh Aart Maaskant in a V-shape,〔 to emphasize the two major urban axes that intersect the Apollolaan and Minerva Avenue. It was completely renovated between 1996 and 1998 with a lobby design by Peter Ellis. A number of notable deaths have occurred in the hotel area, such as the murder of the drug lord Klaas Bruinsma in 1991, in the Breitnerstraat, next to the hotel. In 2001 musician and artist Herman Brood committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the hotel at the age of 54. Extensively covered by the national media in the Netherlands, Brood's casket was driven from the Hilton hotel to Paradiso, Amsterdam, and the streets were lined with thousands of spectators. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hilton Amsterdam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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