Aarhus Municipality

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Aarhus Essentials

Aarhus combines historical architecture with modern design, featuring landmarks like the 14th-century Aarhus Cathedral and the modernist City Hall designed by Arne Jacobsen. Cultural highlights include the subterranean Viking Museum, the sprawling open-air Den Gamle By, and the archaeology-focused Moesgaard Museum. The city's contemporary edge is visible in the ARoS rainbow skywalk and the Dokk1 cultural center on the harbor. Natural and leisure spaces range from the royal Marselisborg Palace gardens to the circular Infinite Bridge on the coast.

Aarhus Essentials — Map

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The Old Town, Aarhus

Den Gamle By, or The Old Town in English, is an open-air town museum located in the Aarhus Botanical Gardens, in central Aarhus, Denmark.

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ARoS Art Museum

The ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Aarhus, Denmark. The museum was established in 1859 and is the oldest public art museum in…

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Aarhus Cathedral

Aarhus Cathedral is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 93 m in length and 96 m in…

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Moesgaard Museum

Moesgaard Museum is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography.

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Møllestien Street

Møllestien is a street in Aarhus, Denmark which runs west to east from Vester Allé to Grønnegade and intersects Møllegade roughly in the…

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Aarhus City Hall

Awe-inspiring functionalistic construction clad with marble: a prime example of Danish taste in architecture and design.

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Marselisborg Palace

Marselisborg Palace is a royal residence of the Danish royal family in Aarhus.

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Dokk1

Dokk1 or Dokken is a building, public library and culture center in Aarhus, Denmark.

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The Infinite Bridge

Circular wooden walkway and pier designed by Gjøde & Povlsgaard Arkitekter. Located at Varna Beach, it extends into the Bay of Aarhus, offering panoramic views of the sea and the Marselisborg forests.

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Aarhus Street Food

Indoor food market located in a repurposed bus garage near Aarhus Central Station. It hosts more than 30 permanent stalls serving international street food in a communal seating environment.

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The Viking Museum

The Viking Museum is a small underground museum in central Aarhus, Denmark.

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Tivoli Friheden

Tivoli Friheden is an amusement park located in Aarhus, Denmark. The park was visited by more than 365,000 visitors in 2009, and the figure…

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Botanical Garden

Aarhus Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located north of the Old Town open-air village museum and was…

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