The Sarkies Brothers were a group of four Armenian brothers, best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. The brothers were:
-Martin Sarkies (1852-1912)
-Tigran Sarkies (1861-1912)
-Aviet Sarkies (1862-1923)
-Arshak Sarkies (1868-1931)
In chronological order, the hotels founded by the brothers were:
1884: Eastern Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
1885: Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
1889: Eastern and Oriental merged into Eastern & Oriental Hotel
1887: Raffles Hotel, Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Hotel)
1891: Kartika Wijaya, Batu, Java, Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartika_Wijaya)
1901: Strand Hotel, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Hotel)
1910: Hotel Majapahit (as Hotel Oranje), Surabaya, Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Majapahit)
i thought it was interesting how Singapore was founded in 1819 and Armenians made there way there and set up businesses, and began adding to its economic, social and physical landscape.
-Martin Sarkies (1852-1912)
-Tigran Sarkies (1861-1912)
-Aviet Sarkies (1862-1923)
-Arshak Sarkies (1868-1931)
In chronological order, the hotels founded by the brothers were:
1884: Eastern Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
1885: Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
1889: Eastern and Oriental merged into Eastern & Oriental Hotel
1887: Raffles Hotel, Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Hotel)
1891: Kartika Wijaya, Batu, Java, Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartika_Wijaya)
1901: Strand Hotel, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Hotel)
1910: Hotel Majapahit (as Hotel Oranje), Surabaya, Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Majapahit)
i thought it was interesting how Singapore was founded in 1819 and Armenians made there way there and set up businesses, and began adding to its economic, social and physical landscape.
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