In 1931, the hotel - at that time with more than 1...

In 1931, the hotel - at that time with more than 1400 rooms - opened the largest, highest and most expensive hotel in the world. Now, for the time being, it's time to check out.

In 2014, the hotel chain Hilton had sold its showpiece for $ 1.95 billion (1.84 billion euros) to the Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance. He has announced a major renovation.

It may take up to three years, and then it should be almost nothing, as it once was: Many of the more than a thousand rooms, which were to be had in the cheapest price range from about $ 200 per night, to be converted into luxury apartments become. In the future, the ground floor will primarily accommodate trendy boutiques.