Clarion Hotel The Hub (Oslo)

Clarion Hotel The Hub is a hotel on Biskop Gunnerus' gate in Oslo, Norway.

Clarion Hotel The Hub
The hotel before the reconstruction, seen from Jernbanetorget
Clarion Hotel The Hub (Oslo) is located in Central Oslo
Clarion Hotel The Hub (Oslo)
Location within Central Oslo
General information
LocationBishop Gunnerus' gate, Oslo, Norway
Coordinates59°54′45″N 10°45′00″E / 59.9125739°N 10.7499509°E / 59.9125739; 10.7499509
Opening1951
ManagementChoice Hotels
Design and construction
Architect(s)Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter
Other information
Number of rooms810

History

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Formerly known as the Hotel Viking, later as Hotel Royal Christiania, the building was the design work of architects Knut Knutsen and Fredrik Winsnes for which they were awarded the Houen Foundation Award in 1961. The hotel was financed and built by Oslo Municipality to accommodate the 1952 Winter Olympics.[1] [2]

At the time of its formal opening on December 10, 1951, it was the largest hotel in Scandinavia. Today, the hotel remains one of the largest in Norway, with 810 rooms and 24 conference rooms, and is now owned by Strawberry. The hotel has been expanded several times and reopened in March 2019.[3] [4][5]

 
Hotel Royal Christiania

References

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  1. ^ "Knut Knutsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Håvard Hagen. "Houens fonds diplom". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Choice Hotels Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Nordic Choice Hotels AS". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Former website Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania
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