article_snippet: a splendid edifice was to arise. '
article_snippet: From that time onwards it played host to the leading statesmen of Europe.'
article_snippet: the property has long hosted top international statesmen, including US President John F Kennedy in 1961 .
article_snippet: Since the mid-1950s, it's been a major tourist attraction and the location of some important historical events, such as a meeting between US President John F Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.