Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo

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]

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo
Hotel chain
General information
Town or cityOslo
CountryNorway
Coordinates59°54′44.1″N 10°45′18.9″E
Affiliation
Website
www.radissonblu.com/en/plazahotel-oslo

The building was designed by the architectural firm White.se and completed in 1989. The hotel was officially opened on March 14, 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 673 rooms. 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 facades. 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. On the thirty-third and thirty-fourth floors (the top of the building), there is a swimming pool and a sauna.[4][5]

Jennifer Fairgate

The hotel is known for the mysterious death of an unidentified woman in 1995. On June 3, 1995, the body of a woman was found inside room 2805 of the hotel. She checked into the hotel with the false name of "Jennifer Fairgate". Her death was ruled a suicide with a Browning 9mm pistol found in her hand. However, the lack of gunshot residue and blood on her hand raised questions about the cause of death. No identification was found in the hotel room and the pistol's serial number was scratched off.

An autopsy determined that the woman was around 30 years old (she lied about her age, claiming that she was 21), stood 5'3, weighed 147 pounds, and had blue eyes with short, black hair. She had extensive dental work done that was done in gold and porcelain indicating a wealthy background. Her belongings contained expensive clothes with all but one of the brand tags removed.

She was last seen alive the previous day when she ordered room service at 8:06 PM. Kristin Andersen delivered the food to the woman and noticed the room she was staying was "almost sterile". She gave her a tip of 50-kroner ($5.51 USD) before Andersen left.

In November 2016, her body was exhumed to try to collect a DNA profile. In June 2017, a DNA profile was successfully extracted from her body.[6]

The unusual circumstances of her death were covered on the second volume of Season 1 of Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries, which premiered in October 2020.

See also

References
  1. http://horecanytt.no/sonja-henie-p%C3%A5-oslo-plaza-ferdig-renovert
  2. "Radisson Hotels & Resorts". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. "About us". white.se. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  4. "Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo Hotel". Hotels.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. "hotell". Store norske leksikon sdate= October 1, 2016.
  6. "Mystery at the Oslo Plaza". VG. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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