Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel

Holmenkollen Park Hotel is a seminar and conference hotel located in Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. Opened in 1894, it was designed by Balthazar Lange and is regarded as one of the prime examples of dragestil style of design and architecture in Norway.[1]

Scandic Holmenkollen Park
Holmenkollen Park Hotel

History

The building was completed in 1894 and was designed by Balthazar Lange in dragestil. It was originally built as a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis patients by Ingebrigt Christian Holm (1844–1918).[2] After Holmenkollen Turisthotell burned down in 1914, the sanatorium use converted into use as a hotel. During World War II, the hotel was in possession of German officials. The hotel was modernized in 1948, and again in 1982, before the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982. The latest renovation was completed in 1991, when the hotel was expanded with a conference center designed by Hans-Gabriel Finne.[3]

Facilities

The hotel is located in Holmenkollen, 350 meters (1,150 ft) above mean sea level.[3] The interior decorations include painting by Gerhard Munthe and Theodor Kittelsen.[4] It is located close to Holmenkollen National Arena and Holmenkollbakken, and the station Holmenkollen of the Oslo Metro.

References
  1. "Holmenkollen Park Hotel". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. "Ingebrigt Christian Holm". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. "History". Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  4. "History". Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

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