URL:   http://www.online.bg/kempinski/  Name: Kempinski Hotel Zografski    Alternate Name:   Address: 100 James Bourchier Blvd  Mailing Address:   City: Sofia  State:   Postal Code: 1407  Country: BULGARIA  Latitude/Longitude: lat=42.68333; long=23.31667 Find Gardens Nearby Phone: (++359 2) 62510  Fax: (++359 2) 681 225, 9625 233  E-Mail: kempinskihotel_zografski@infotel.bg  Contact:   Designer(s): Kurokawa Kisho (architect)  Contruction Date: 1979  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 10/19/2002  Last Updated: 10/19/2002  Sources: Dr Greg Missingham, University of Melbourne Hotel web site  JGarden Description: The 21-story Kempinski Hotel Zografski is located in one of the Sofia's loveliest areas at the foothills of Vitosha Mountain and just 5 minutes from the business centre of the capital Sofia. The Japanese garden is quite large and is located in the central courtyard of the hotel. The five star hotel is designed by the Japanese architect Dr. Kisho Kurokawa and was officially opened on May 23rd, 1979. It was part of the New Otani hotel system until 1991. It changed hands every couple of years until becoming the property of the Kempinski Hotels and Resorts in 1997.

The flowers withered, Their color faded away, While meaninglessly I spent my days in the world And the long rains were falling.   Ono no Komachi   9th century