Rica Seilet Hotel is a high-rise building in Molde, Norway. The building is a hotel which was opened on 11 September 2002. At 16 floors and 82 metres (269 ft), it is the tallest building in Molde. The tower has become a famous attraction, even though it was met with large opposition before the building was approved. The hotel contains 170 rooms, ten meeting rooms, two 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 with its 11,167 seats. The hotel lies right along the Moldefjorden. 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 on 5 August 2001.
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