Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo
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| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°54′44.1″N10°45′18.9″E / 59.912250°N 10.755250°E / 59.912250; 10.755250 |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Opened | 14 March 1990 |
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| Height | 117 metres (384 ft) |
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| Floor count | 37 |
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| Number of rooms | 678 |
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Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo, formerly Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, Oslo,[1] known locally as Oslo Plaza,[1] is situated in Oslo city centre. At 117 metres (384 ft) tall, it is Norway's second tallest building.[2]
The building was designed by the architectural firm White Arkitekter and completed in 1989. The hotel was officially opened on 14 March 1990, by King Olav V of Norway. In 1992, a footbridge was built between the hotel and the Oslo Spektrum arena. The hotel was remodeled in 2012.[3]
The hotel has 37 floors and 678 rooms.[4] There are a total of 1,500 beds, 140 business rooms and 20 suites. The tower's foundations are concrete, and it has reflective glass façades. The uppermost floors are tapered with a steep diagonal roof on one side, leading to a sharp ridge. It also has an external glass elevator, which travels up to the bar/restaurant at the top. A lower block, three floors tall, contains the entrance, a lobby, restaurants and conference rooms.
A swimming pool and a sauna are found on the thirty-third and thirty-fourth floors (the top of the building).[5][6]
Jennifer Fairgate
The hotel is known for the death of an unidentified woman in room 2805 on June 3, 1995. She had checked in as "Jennifer Fairgate", misspelling the surname as "Fergate". A man named "Lois Fairgate" was listed with her, but his identity remains unknown.[7] She gave a false address in Verlaine, Belgium,[7] and her death was ruled a suicide by a 9mm pistol. However, there was no blood or residue on her hand, no ID was found, and all clothing tags had been removed, leading to speculation that she was a covert operative.[8]
The case was featured in Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries in October 2020.
See also
- Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo
- Isdal Woman, comparable case in Norway 1970
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References
- ^ ab"Sonja Henie på Oslo Plaza ferdig renovert". 3 April 2009.
- ^"Radisson Hotels & Resorts". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^"About us". white.se. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^"Oslo accommodation combines comfort with sweeping views". Radisson Hotels. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^"Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo Hotel". Hotels.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^"hotell". Store norske leksikon. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ ab"'Unsolved Mysteries' Left a Few Jennifer Fairgate Details Out".
- ^""Unsolved Mysteries" Volume 2: Every theory about Jennifer Fairgate's death being a "covert operation"". Newsweek. 19 October 2020.
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