Rica Seilet Hotel
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Rica Seilet Hotel is a high rise building in Molde, Norway. The building is a hotel which was opened September 11, 2002. At 16 floors and 82 meters, this is the tallest building in Molde. The tower has become a famous attraction, even though it was meet with large opposition before the building was approved. The hotel contains 170 rooms, 10 meeting rooms, 2 bars and a restaurant. Next to the hotel, sharing the same entrance with the hotel lies Bjørnsonhuset. Bjørnsonsplassen is situated in front of the hotel with a parking lot built in stones, surrounded with a garden of thousands roses.
Rica Seilet Hotel is located a few steps west of downtown Molde and is a neighbour of Molde Stadion its with 11,167 seats. The architect behind Rica Seilet and Bjørnsonhuset is Kjell Kosberg in Kosbergs Arkitektkontor AS. The construction of the hotel and Bjørnsonhuset was started by the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise, 5 August 2001.
