Glorious history of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel

New York City's home away from home for presidents, royals and rockers was just sold to a Chinese insurance conglomerate for nearly $2 billion. The hotel's fi rst 121 years constitute a guest book of the American century

Published: Nov 4, 2014 07:27:26 AM IST
Updated: Nov 3, 2014 11:44:19 AM IST



(This story appears in the 14 November, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)