Hotel Royal Christiania
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Hotel Royal Christiania, formerly the Hotel Viking, is a hotel
in Oslo
, Norway
. The hotel was financed and built by Oslo Municipality to accommodate the 1952 Winter Olympics
. At the time of its formal opening on December 10, 1951, it was the largest hotel in Scandinavia
. The first guest was J. K. Christensen Haugesund. It was here that Arne Treholt
and Gennady Titov were observed dining together on February 24, 1972. Today, the hotel has 451 rooms (508 according to another source which claims it to be the second largest hotel in Norway)) and is owned by the Clarion hotel chain.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The hotel was financed and built by Oslo Municipality to accommodate the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
. At the time of its formal opening on December 10, 1951, it was the largest hotel in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. The first guest was J. K. Christensen Haugesund. It was here that Arne Treholt
Arne Treholt
Arne Treholt is a former Norwegian Labour Party politician and diplomat convicted of high treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Iraq during the Cold War. Treholt's espionage is generally seen as the most serious spy case in the modern history of Norway...
and Gennady Titov were observed dining together on February 24, 1972. Today, the hotel has 451 rooms (508 according to another source which claims it to be the second largest hotel in Norway)) and is owned by the Clarion hotel chain.