Dalen Hotel
| Dalen Hotel | |
|---|---|
 Dalen Hotel in Telemark | |
   | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Dragestil |
| Location | Dalen, Telemark, Norway |
| Address | Hotellvegen 33 |
| Coordinates | 59°26′35″N 8°00′45″E / 59.44306°N 8.01250°E |
| Opening | 1894 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2+1⁄2 |
| Floor area | 4,500 m2 (48,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Haldor Larsen Børve |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 49 |
| Website | |
| http://www.dalenhotel.no/ | |
Dalen Hotel is a historic hotel located at Dalen in the municipality of Tokke in Telemark, Norway. The luxury Dalen Hotel, once a popular locale for European royalty, is one of the largest wooden buildings in Norway and one of the best preserved hotels of its size from the 1800s.[1]
The hotel is located in eastern Dalen on the shores of Bandak lake. The hotel owners operate a ferry service along the Telemark Canal, which during the warmer seasons has daily trips between Skien and Dalen on the historic passenger ships MS Henrik Ibsen and MS Victoria. The hotel can also be accessed by road on Fylkesvei 38 and 45, which extends down from E134 to the north.[2][3]
History
The idea for a hotel in Dalen came with the expansion of the Telemark Canal in 1892. Through a series of
The initiative to build a luxury hotel in Dalen was taken by Skien businessman Hans Larsen along with his two associates, merchants Lars Rød and Anton Hansen from Skien and
During the
Architecture
The hotel, designed by architect Haldor Larsen Børve, was built in the style of a Swiss chalet with elements of National Romanticism and Dragestil. Børve was a German-trained architect well versed in Germanic and Scandinavian tradition, and the result is a distinctive blend of architectural styles in the building's complex carpentry work, dotted with elaborate eaves, cornices, turrets, and spires, and traditional Norse motifs such as dragon heads protruding from its gables.[6][8]
The expansive building, covering almost 4,500 m2 (48,000 sq ft), is often described as having 2+1⁄2
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "M/S "Henrik Ibsen" fully restored". Dalen Hotel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "How to get there". Dalen Hotel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ a b "About Dalen Hotel – Telemark Norway". Dalen Hotel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b Kværnes, Siri Marte (5 September 2011). "Hotelluksus som i gamle dager". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Indahl, Trond (13 February 2009). "Haldor Børve". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Dalen Hotel". Historic Hotels Worldwide. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Dalen Hotel, a fairytale hotel". De Historiske Hotel & Spisesteder. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Further reading
- Brattekås, Sigrunn Lie (2003). Dalen hotel 1894–2003. ISBN 82-303-0032-1.
