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The Palace luxury car rental in new zealand Hotel, luxury car rental in new zealand at 2 New Montgomery Street, re-opened on December 15, 1909, completely rebuilt after the devastation of the 1906 Earthquake. The original Palace Hotel, originally built in 1875 by architect John P. Gaynor as envisioned by William Chapman Ralston and William Sharon, was reputedly the largest, most luxurious and costly hotel in the world. While the hotel survived the quake structurally, it was decimated in the ensuing fire that swept most of downtown. Frederick W. Sharon, son of the original owners, brought George W. Kelham in to design the new caravansary. luxury car rental in new zealand It took three years of rebuilding under the supervision of New York firm, Trowbridge Livingston.
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