Casino Kursaal (Congress Center Kursaal) description and photos - Switzerland: Interlaken (Topic)

Casino Kursaal (Congress Center Kursaal) description and photos - Switzerland: Interlaken. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Congress Center Kursaal.

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The Kursaal Casino was renamed in 2011 into the "Kurzaal Congress Center" and became a venue for conferences, business meetings, seminars and similar events. The convenient location of the complex on the banks of the Are River in the center of a popular alpine resort has made it very popular among the business elite around the world. Congress Center Kurzaal offers its guests 19 spacious rooms equipped with the latest technology for various events. The building can accommodate 2,000 people at the same time.

Kurzaal was built in 1859 as a spa salon for relaxation, reading, games, conversations and tea drinking. The respectable audience gathered here for a merry pastime. In 1910, a concert and theater hall were opened in the Kurzaal.

Until recently, the famous casino was located in Kursaal, where guests of the resort could relax by playing roulette, poker and blackjack, as well as slot machines. The casino appeared in this building in 1967 and was then called the "Little Casino", and after a while a law came into force in Switzerland prohibiting gambling in the country. This law was canceled only at the end of the 20th century. In 2009, the 150th anniversary of Kurzaal was celebrated in Interlaken with great fanfare, and the following year, its reconstruction into an elite business center began. Financing of the finishing works was undertaken by Interlaken Congress & Events AG ”organizing events and business meetings in Interlaken. First, one auditorium was designed for the needs of businessmen, and then the rest of the premises of the former casino.

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Topic: Casino Kursaal (Congress Center Kursaal) description and photos - Switzerland: Interlaken.