The legendary Hotel Monopol was built in 1892 in the Neo-Baroque style. At the end of the 19th century, the building of the former monastery, later custody, was bought by banker Wallenberg Pachaly and architect Karl Grosser. At the turn of the century, the hotel met the requirements of the highest hotel standards in Europe. The portico with a balcony above the main entrance was built in 1937; twenty years later a famous singer Jan Kiepura sang from that place.

The hotel part of the building survived the war without significant damage. In 1948, shortly after the turmoil of the war, during the World Congress of Intellectuals, in Monopol, among others stayed Pablo Picasso, Irene Joliot-Curie and the laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature Mikhail Sholokhov.

The hotel, together with the former commercial part was rebuilt in 1961 and turned into a cafe. The Monopol Hotel became the property of Orbis during communist era, and was a special place attracting the world of culture. At that time in the hotel restaurant you could meet, director of the Wrocław Opera Stanisław Drabik, Jerzy Grotowski, Aleksander Bardini and Ewa Demarczyk.

At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, the building of the Monopol Hotel and the former department store at the corner of today's Świdnicka and Modrzejewska Streets were thoroughly renovated. All historical elements have been meticulously restored, while the interiors have been given a modern and original look, creating a luxurious and unique place on the map of Europe. The premises on the ground floor and in the basement of the former commercial part have been restored to their original style, and a network of exclusive stores was placed there.