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La Masia de Can Planes was an old Catalan farmhouse, built in 1702. In 1979, it was first used by the club to house its young footballers who originated from outside Barcelona. [ 3 ] The idea for the youth academy was proposed to Josep Lluís Núñez by Jaume Amat Murtra [ 4 ] and Oriol Tort was put in charge of the facility.
The FC Barcelona youth academy is called La Masia, so named because it was formerly located in an authentic 18th-century masia called the 'Masia de Can Planes'.The masia is located adjacent to the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and was used to house young footballers from 1979 to 2011.
The hotel was developed by the Crown Estate as the Saint Georges Hotel in the 1960s [2] and operated under that name until 2019, when the structure was gutted and renovated and the hotel was renamed Treehouse Hotel London. [3] The 95 [2] guest rooms of the hotel occupy floors 9 to 14 of a mixed-use building. [4]
It was a small boutique hotel with Zen inspiration, designed by Anouska Hempel. [1] The design of each of the 40 rooms and 10 apartments centered on minimalistic art and the colour white, [2] and it also featured a zen garden. The hotel was a favourite of Victoria Beckham and of Michael Jackson, who reserved the entire hotel during a stay there ...
Clarksons Travel Group was a pioneering package tour operator in the UK during the 1960s and early 1970s. Its founder, in 1959 as Clarksons Tours, a subsidiary of the long-established City firm of H. Clarkson shipbrokers, was Tom Gullick, a former flag lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
The Apex Temple Court Hotel opened in March 2012. [3] No. 3 Serjeant's Inn has been a barristers' chambers, occupying commercial premises, since 1986. [4] Mitre Court, which connects the Inner Temple area, Serjeants' Inn and Fleet Street, has been home to barristers' chambers since at least the 1970s.
Watch as planes struggle to land in strong winds at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday (22 December). Over 100 flights at Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, have been cancelled on Sunday ...
Blakes Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, and considered one of the world's first boutique hotels. [1] It is at 33 Roland Gardens in South Kensington . It was established by London hotelier and designer Anouska Hempel , [ 2 ] and contains eclectic artifacts collected by Hempel during her international travels. [ 3 ]