Complex sentence: Hotel Metropole was a hotel in Vienna, Austria that was constructed in 1871-73 but destroyed during World War II after serving as the Vienna headquarters of the Gestapo from 1938.
Split into simpler sentences: Hotel Metropole was a hotel in Vienna, Austria that was constructed in 1871-73. It was destroyed during World War II after serving as the Vienna headquarters of the Gestapo from 1938.