Gothia Towers

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Gothia Towers
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Gothia Towers
General information
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates 57°41′50″N11°59′19″E / 57.69722°N 11.98861°E / 57.69722; 11.98861
Opening1984, 2001, 2014
Technical details
Floor count29 (Tower 3)
25 (Tower 2)
24 (Tower 1)
Design and construction
Architect(s) White Arkitekter AB
Other information
Number of rooms1,200
Number of restaurants5

The Gothia Towers, in Gothenburg, Sweden, is the largest hotel in the Nordic countries. [1] Part of the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre, it has 1,200 rooms and eleven suites and offers a variety of restaurants and bars. [2]

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Construction

The first tower was built in 1984, and the second in 2001. The third tower was built between 2011 and 2014. The third tower was the tallest building (100 m (330 ft)) in Gothenburg until 2023, it is now the third tallest of the city and the fourteenth tallest building in Sweden.

Facilities

In 2014, the Upper House was inaugurated in the second tower, a five-star hotel within the hotel. The Upper House has an awarded restaurant and an exclusive 3-floor spa with an outdoor glass bottom pool on the 19th floor. Also inaugurated in 2014, was the show arena the Theatre. [3]

Heaven 23

Heaven 23 is a bar and restaurant located on the 23rd floor. It was opened in connection with the second tower. The restaurant and bar have a total of 178 restaurant and bar seats. [4]

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