The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, just across from Hyde Park and near Harrods, was another landmark in Douglas Adams’ London — part of the sleek, space-age modernity of the 1970s cityscape. Its distinctive cylindrical shape and panoramic top-floor bar made it a futuristic icon in its time.
SEARCH 51.5017999, -0.1588792 The Park Tower Knightsbridge, 101, Knightsbridge, Hans Town, Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, SW1X 7LF, United Kingdom
Although not directly featured in *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*, the hotel’s architecture and atmosphere evoke the kind of glamorous absurdity Adams often parodied — the idea that humanity could build something that looks like a UFO, yet still serve overpriced cocktails.
It stands as a fitting metaphor for Adams’ world: sophisticated, eccentric, and slightly ridiculous.
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