Oslo Plaza
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Oslo Plaza Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Oslo , Vaterland district , Sonia Henies plass 3 |
| Construction time : | 1989 |
| Status : | completed |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | White architect |
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| Usage : | hotel |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 117 m |
| Height to the top: | 117 m |
| Floors : | 37 |
| Building material : | Steel, concrete; Aluminum; Glass |
Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 43 ″ N , 10 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ E
Oslo Plaza (full name: Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel ) is located in the center of Oslo and with its 117 m height is Norway's tallest building and the second tallest in Scandinavia. Until the completion of the Scandic Victoria Tower in Stockholm 's Kista district in 2011, the Oslo Plaza was the tallest hotel in Northern Europe and Scandinavia. The Oslo Plaza building was nicknamed "Hotel Meißel" in Norwegian, "Hotell Hoggjernet", due to its visual appearance.
The hotel has 37 floors and 676 rooms with a total of 1500 beds, 140 business suites, 20 suites and one king suite, has a swimming pool and a sauna. The building consists of a steel and concrete frame structure and the facades are provided with grid mirror glass. The upper floors are bevelled on one side with a steep monopitch roof and a sharp edge. The building has a glass elevator on the façade that goes to the top of the hotel when there is an event. A protruding building with a flat roof and three floors is attached to the high-rise. This building houses the entrance area of the hotel, a lobby, several restaurants and conference rooms.
The hotel was built by the Swedish architecture firm White arkitekter and completed in 1989. On March 14, 1990 it was inaugurated by King Olav V. In 1992 a pedestrian bridge was built as a connection between the hotel and the then newly built multifunctional arena Oslo Spektrum .
The hotel is owned by the Wenaasgruppen and operated by the Rezidor Hotel Group , which also operates the Park Inn by Radisson , Hotel Missoni , Country Inn and the Regent .
Web links
- Mer plass til Plaza? on: aftenposten.no , September 3, 2009. Nye eggs and potentially utvidelse av Plaza. (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haldentårnet he Norges høyeste landfaste building. from: nexans.no , accessed April 8, 2013. (Norwegian)
- ↑ Åpner Nordens høyeste hotell. on: e24.no , September 15, 2011, accessed April 8, 2013. (Norwegian)
- ↑ Hotell Hoggjernet. from: nytid.no , accessed April 8, 2013. (Norwegian)