page_title: Hotel Europa
hierarchical_section_title: Hotel Europa
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph taken of Maracaibo's first "gran" - great - hotel, Hotel Europa, in about 1897, the year a film featuring it was made. It is included in several film histories, with some saying it is a still from the film, or taken during the filming. A video showing the restoration and history of the film Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa, created by the Venezuelan Association of Film Exhibitors, shows the image. The image has been held in the Zulia Photographic Archive and was a "frame" from 1897. Also in this video, it is stated that the creator of the 1897 film was Manuel Trujillo Durán, who died in 1933. Other suggestions for the director include Gabriel Veyre, who died in 1936. The image was also published in El Cojo Ilustrado in 1901, as reported by documents on early hotels in Maracaibo, including Milano and Lopez 2017.
context_page_description: The Hotel Europa was a grand hotel located in Maracaibo, Venezuela. It opened in the late 19th century and served as the filming location for the first Venezuelan film, Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa, in 1897. Later, it was converted into other hotels with different names, most notably the Hotel Zulia, before being demolished in 1956 for the construction of the Maracaibo municipal building.
context_section_description: The Hotel Europa was a grand hotel located in Maracaibo, Venezuela. It opened in the late 19th century and served as the filming location for the first Venezuelan film, Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa, in 1897. Later, it was converted into other hotels with different names, most notably the Hotel Zulia, before being demolished in 1956 for the construction of the Maracaibo municipal building.
caption: The Hotel Europa in Maracaibo, c. 1897
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