Kemeri Hotel

Built in 1936, an architect Eugene Laube. “The White Liner” or “The White Castle” as this hotel was called was one of the most magnificent and state-of-the-art hotels in Baltic countries, a tremendous edifice of Latvian sovereign times. It was built by employing the State funds and the total cost amounted to 2.5 mln of lats. The hydrotherapy rooms located on the ground floor provided therapeutic services in Kemeri during the all year round. Stylistically the Kemeri Hotel is one of the most brilliant Neo-eclectic architecture examples in Latvian architecture. In order to attract foreign tourists in year 1937 and 1939 there were chess tournaments organized in Kemeri that were the greatest events in Jurmala sports life during the interwar period. During the Soviet era there was installed a sanatorium “Kemeri” that was known by its modern medicinal devices and newest treatment methods that were used in therapy. In year 1992 a film directed by Ada Neretniece “Secrets of Family De Grandchamps’” according to the novel of Honoré de Balsac “Stepmother” was shot, but in year 2000 – a film directed by Aigars Graube “Horrible summer”.
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Former Kemeri Hotel. The hotel was designed by the outstanding Latvian architect of Baltic German descent, Eizens Laube (1880–1967). The white building is a brilliant example of Neo-Classicism in the Latvian architecture. The majestic outline of the building earned it the nickname of the White Liner rich in the elements of Classicism – columns, balustrades, pilasters and cornices. Effectively positioned in the landscape park, the massive building assumes the air of a palace. In the late 1930s, the Kemeri was one of the most modern hotels in Europe and could accommodate over 100 guests, offering therapeutic services not only during the summer season but all year round. During Soviet times, the hotel was transformed into the Kemeri Sanatorium with rooms for 300 patients. It was the main health facility in the area and used advanced medical equipment and the latest therapeutic methods. At present visitors can admire the White Liner only from the outside.
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