Aarhus City Hall

Aarhus City Hall

General information
Status	Complete
Type	Administrative
Location	Aarhus, Denmark
Coordinates	56°09′11″N 10°12′12″E / 56.153056°N 10.203333°E / 56.153056; 10.203333Coordinates: 56°09′11″N 10°12′12″E / 56.153056°N 10.203333°E / 56.153056; 10.203333
Completed	1941
Design and construction
Architect	Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller

Aarhus City Hall is the city hall of Aarhus, Denmark. The decision to build a new city hall was taken during a city hall meeting in 1937. The new building was inaugurated 2 June 1941, designed by architects Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller. On the first proposal, the plans did not include a tower but due to massive public pressure it was later added to the drawings along with the idea to clad the structure in marble. Hans Wegner was in charge of the furnishing - which is uniquely designed to fit the building -, and parts of the interior design.

Architecture and design

The city hall has a total area of 19,380 m² including the basement. The tower is 60 m tall and the tower clock face has a diameter of 7 m. The building is made of concrete plated with 6,000 m² of grey marble from Porsgrunn in Norway. On the outside, copper is used for many architectural details, signified by the characteristic green verdigris. The interior is more luscious in its expression with oaken parquet floors, ceramic tile floors in various patterns, specially designed wooden furniture, glass walls, wooden walls and large wall paintings and decorations. Inside, brass and bronze is used for metal architectural details.

The price for the building was 9.5 mio. DKR, including the cost of the land area and inventory which in itself comprised 1.5 mio. DKR. As one of just a few Danish city halls, it was marked for preservation in March 1994 because of its unique architecture and design. In January 2006, the city hall was included in the Danish Culture Canon under architecture.

Interior
Staircase
Staircase
By night

Former city halls

The old city hall (2nd). The building now houses a museum of women's history.

Aarhus has officially had two former city halls. The first was erected in the middle of the 15th century and was situated in front of the tower of the Aarhus Cathedral. It was demolished in 1859.

The second city hall was erected during 1856 and 1857, immediately northeast of the Cathedral. Officially it was city hall, courthouse and penitentiary. From 1856 to 1906, the county councils also held their meetings in the building and the Aarhus art museum, that now has evolved to become the ARoS art museum, started out in the attic in 1859.^[1] When the building was not needed as a city hall any longer due to the erection of the present city hall, the building was in use as a police station between 1941 and 1984. Today the building houses Kvindemuseet, a museum for womens culture and history in Denmark.

Surroundings

The Aarhus City Hall is situated in Rådhusparken (The City Hall Park). The park is rather small, but marks the main entrance to the city for travellers arriving at the Central Station close by and hosts various events throughout the year. The City Hall Park connects with the park area in front of The Concert Hall of Aarhus (Danish: Musikhuset) and leads to the central square of Rådhuspladsen (The City Hall Square).

The City Hall Park
The entrancepath showing the characteristic pavement of Aarhus. A cobbled plaza in the park. The elm tree avenue leading to the City Hall Square.

The City Hall Square
Rådhuspladsen (The City Hall Square) Pig sculpture and fountain, known as Ceres Brønden The pølsevogn at The City Hall Square

Sources

Byens hus, Erhvervsarkivet 1991 ISBN 87-89386-22-1

References

↑ "Aarhus Kunstmuseum - Anno 1859 150 år jubilæum" (in Danish). ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

External links

Media related to Aarhus City Hall at Wikimedia Commons

Photos of the City Hall and the park arslonga.dk

City of Aarhus

Neighbourhoods	Aaby Aabyhøj Bispehaven Brabrand CeresByen Christiansbjerg Docklands Egå Frederiksbjerg Gellerup Hasle Hasselager Højbjerg Holme Indre by Kolt Langenæs Latinerkvarteret Marselisborg Nørre Stenbro Risskov Rosenhøj Skåde Skæring Skejby Skødstrup Slet Stavtrup Tilst Tranbjerg Trøjborg Vejlby Vesterbro Viby

Parks and open spaces	Botanical Gardens City Hall Park Concert Hall Park Forestry Botanical Garden Den Permanente Hasle Hills Marselisborg Deer Park Mindeparken Mølleparken Nordre Cemetery Riis Forest Skanseparken St. Olufs Cemetery Tangkrogen Vennelystparken Vestre Cemetery University Park Åkrogen Åparken

Geography	Bay of Aarhus Marselisborg Forests Riis Forest Brabrand Lake Egå Engsø Aarhus River Vestereng Kalø Vig

Culture	Aarhus Festuge Musikhuset Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Aarhus International Jazz Festival Aarhus Theatre ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Kunsthal Aarhus The Old Town Moesgård Museum Natural History Museum Women's Museum Viking Museum Tivoli Friheden Latinerkvarteret Godsbanen Moesgård Viking Moot Occupation Museum Museum of Ancient Art Museum Ovartaci Danish Poster Museum

Churches	Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Methodist Church Åby Church Åbyhøj Church Brabrand Church Catholic Church of Our Lady Christian's Church Church of Our Lady Egå Church Ellevang Church Fredens Church Frederik's Church Hasle Church Holme Church Langenæs Church Lyseng Church Møllevang Church Ravnsbjerg Church Risskov Church St. John's Church St. Luke's Church St. Mark's Church St. Nicholas' Church St. Paul's Church Tilst Church Tranbjerg Church Skejby Church Vejlby Church Viby Church

Other landmarks	Aarhus City Hall Aarhus Custom House Aarhus University Hospital Marselisborg Palace Old City Hall

Education and science	Aarhus University Aarhus School of Architecture Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering Business Academy Aarhus School of Media and Journalism Deaconal Folk High School Jutland Art Academy' KaosPilot Ole Rømer Observatory Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg State and University Library VIA University College

Sports	Aarhus 1900 Aarhus Fremad AGF Aarhus Sejlklub Atletion Bakken Bears Brabrand IF IK Skovbakken Jutland Racecourse Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter National Equestrian Centre

Transport	Aarhus Airport Aarhus Central Station Aarhus Letbane Aarhus Commuter Rail R45 Port of Aarhus Mols-Linien Århus Sporveje Ring 1 Ring 2 Aarhus City Bikes Rejsekort Aarhus-Randers Line Grenaa Line Danish National Cycle Route 4 Danish National Cycle Route 5

History	Timeline Coat of arms Ancient See of Aarhus Niels of Aarhus Our Lady's Priory 1944 explosion in Aarhus Aarhus Air Raid Rytterfægtningen Samsing Group 5 Kolonne Danish National Exhibition of 1909

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Listed buildings in Aarhus Municipality

Aarhus	Aarhus Art Academy Aarhus Cathedral School Aarhus Central Workshops Aarhus City Hall Aarhus Custom House Aarhus Craftmen's Association's Asylum Aarhus State Gymnasium Aarhus School of Architecture Aarhus Theatre Badstuegade 1H Baumann House Business- and Agricultural Bank of Jutland Domkirkepladsen 1 Hald's House Hans Broge's House Herskind's House Højen 13 Jarlsminde Jydske Asyl Juul's House Klintegaarden Klostergade 56 / 58 Mejlen Mejlgade 7 / 25 / 43 / 45 / 48 / 52-54 Moesgård Moesgård Forest Mill Mønsted's House Old City Hall Ole Rømer Observatory Our Lady's Priory Rosensgade 38 Skolegade 15-17 / 19 Spanien Public Baths Studsgade 29 / 31 / 33 / 35 Stykgodspakhuset Thorup's Kælder The Norwegian House Thorald's House Trods Katholm Vestergade 1 / 58 Vester Allé Barracks Vester Allé 12 Villa Kampen

Other	Astrup Rectory Harlev Rectory Kærbygård Lyngbygård Vilhelmsborg Tarskov Mill Farm

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