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21-491: There is a Palace Park in connection to the palace itself and outside the grounds, stretching to the coast of the Bay of Aarhus is another large park Mindeparken (The Memorial Park), popular with the citizens of Aarhus for recreational activities in the warmer months of the year. Just south of Marselisborg Palace is Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden and a Deer Park , as part of the extensive Marselisborg Forests . Just west and north of

42-403: A population of around 90000 Midtbyen is characterized by narrow, winding, cobbled streets and a busy street life, with many small squares, cafés and shops. Parts of the old town center has been saved and protected from destructive modern development and can be experienced in the neighbourhood of Latinerkvarteret , but old individual listed houses are scattered all across Midtbyen. A large part of

63-409: A somewhat chaotic pattern. Many are closed to motorized traffic, instead serving as pedestrian zones with a lively street life and shopping opportunities. Outside of these areas, a lot of the roads are one way directed and it can be difficult to navigate or find a free parking spot, if you do not know the area well. Midtbyen has some heavy traffic during rush hours and it can also be a problem. To guide

84-470: Is "a gift of the people", in the sense that the project was funded by individual financial contributions and built on land given by the Municipality of Aarhus. Several jutlandic cities and Danish companies became involved in the project, when the palace was equipped and furnished later on and in return their respective coat of arms are now presented throughout the palace building. Among the contributors are

105-449: Is a rose garden and a herb garden and the landscape is dotted with art sculptures. The park and gardens are both open to the public while the Queen and royal family are not in residence, whereas the palace itself is never open to the public. When the royal family is in residence, a changing of the guard ceremony takes place at noon. The main gates are the only entrance and exit to the palace and

126-511: The Meuse department of France, a major battlefield in World War I. The memorial site is still in active use today and on 11 November, an annual ceremony is held here in memory of the dead. In 2012, a stone for Danish soldiers stationed abroad, was erected in the park. Surrounding the memorial monument is a large park and lawn area, used for all kinds of gatherings, events and recreational activities by

147-528: The Marselisborg Palace, a common misconception. World War I monument 56°7′46″N 10°12′26″E  /  56.12944°N 10.20722°E  / 56.12944; 10.20722 Aarhus City Midtbyen (lit. "The Mid-town"), also known as Aarhus Center or City , is the inner part of Aarhus . Midtbyen is part of district Aarhus C , mainly with postal code 8000, together with Vesterbro , Nørre Stenbro Trøjborg and Frederiksbjerg and has

168-412: The area is carfree and the neighborhood has been increasingly pedestrianised . The square of Store Torv (lit.: large square ) in front of the cathedral , forms a natural centre of the large pedestrian zone. The stream of Aarhus Å flows through Midtbyen and adds to the areas' distinct charm. The waterway was covered by roads for many decades, but has recently been opened up again. Midtbyen comprise

189-567: The cities of Vejle , Horsens , Randers , Aalborg , Thisted and Nykøbing Mors , to name just a few. The fundraising was initiated in the autumn of 1897 by prefect Dreyer, baron J. Rosenkrantz of Sophiendal and landowner Chr. Neergaard of Aakjær. The palace is situated in a 32-acre (130,000 m) park known as Slotshaven (The Palace Park). The park was designed by architect L. Christian Diedrichsen in traditional English landscape style , featuring large sweeping lawns dotted with small ponds, clusters of trees and shrub-covered slopes. There

210-465: The citizens of Aarhus. The park offers a panoramic view across the Bay of Aarhus . Mindeparken was extended in 1939 and again in 1944, and now includes different sections with their own peculiarities. In a corner of the park is Træsamlingen (The Tree Collection), a botanical selection of different tree species and nearby is Rømerhaven (The Rømer Garden), a sculpture and flower garden with a botanical bend. In

231-631: The city centre, including Magasin du Nord , Dokk1 , Salling , Brunn's Galleri , Scandinavian Center and Storcenter Nord . Most of the yellow city buses in Aarhus pass through Midtbyen, while the blue regional and Inter-city buses terminate at the Aarhus Bus Terminal close to the Central Station . The street of Park Allé ( Park Avenue ) next to the City Hall , serves as a major bus hub. Even though

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252-519: The name with the more grandiose "Marselis Castle". The Municipality of Aarhus took ownership of the Marselisborg estate in 1896, including the manor house. The manor house caught fire several times in the early 1900s and does not exist anymore. The only relation to Marselisborg Palace is the name Marselisborg and the fact that the palace was erected on land formerly part of the Marselis estate. The palace

273-572: The old town center, such as Søndergade, Nørregade and Vestergade meaning southern street , northern street and western street respectively. A similar naming structure can be observed in many older Danish towns and cities. The canal of the Aarhus River runs through Midtbyen, along the street of Åboulevarden and was important to the development of the early settlements, that sprawled around it. The streets in Midtbyen are mostly narrow and laid out in

294-496: The oldest part of the city of Aarhus and was where the town itself originated more than a thousand years ago. Midtbyen dates back to at least late 700 AD, at the beginning of the Viking Age and was originally and previously confined by fortifications and walls. Nowadays the defensive walls are long gone, but survive in placenames such as Nørreport (English: Northern Gate ) and a number of streets named after their location relative to

315-504: The palace is Aarhus Racecourse and the Atletion Stadium . Designed by architect Hack Kampmann , Marselisborg Palace was built in 1899–1902 on the land of the old Marselisborg Manor and was presented as a gift from the people of Denmark to the royal family, on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Christian and Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . The couple later became King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine and initiated

336-407: The park. [REDACTED] Media related to Marselisborg Slot at Wikimedia Commons 56°7′40.16″N 10°12′10.00″E  /  56.1278222°N 10.2027778°E  / 56.1278222; 10.2027778 Mindeparken Mindeparken (English: The Memorial Park ) is a memorial park and recreational area in the south of Aarhus City , next to Marselisborg Palace . The Park itself,

357-572: The south of Mindeparken lies the Donbæk Houses, built in 1828 and 1850. They formerly served as residentials of the servants to the baron of Marselisborg Manor , and also housing for forest workers in the Marselisborg Forests at some point. The old Marselisborg Manor was located where Marselisborg Gymnasium has residence now, but caught fire several times in the early 1900s and does not exist anymore. The Donbæk Houses are thus not related to

378-556: The summer, as well as during the Easter and Christmas holidays. The name Marselisborg refers to the old barony manor Marselisborg . Marselisborg means "Marselis Castle" in Danish and it was located where Marselisborg Gymnasium have residence now. The manor dates back to the 1500s and was originally named Havreballegård, but in the 1600s the German-Dutch merchant Gabriel Marselis , replaced

399-495: The tradition of using the palace as a summer residence. The palace is the property of the Kingdom of Denmark , and will remain in possession of all future monarchs of Denmark. The former Queen, Margrethe II , was given the palace by her father, King Frederik IX in 1967. Margrethe and her consort Henrik also used the palace as their summer residence. To this day the residence is used during

420-448: The traffic and take of the pressure, the inner city of Aarhus is surrounded by a number of ring roads . In Midtbyen, the streets of Nørre Allé ( Northern Avenue ), Vester Allé ( Western Avenue ) and Sønder Allé ( Southern Avenue ), works as a ring road, following the former city walls of medieval times and guiding the traffic around the narrow and most difficult streets of the inner centre. There are several large car parks in or just outside

441-606: Was inaugurated in 1925 by king Christian X and originally designed to accommodate larger gatherings of visiting Danish citizens living abroad. That role soon diminished and disappeared, as the annual gatherings in Rebild gained momentum. In 1934 a large monument in limestone , engraved with the names of and commemorating the 4,140 Danes killed in World War I , was erected. Designed by the Danish architect Axel Ekberg and Danish sculptor Axel Poulsen , they choose limestone from Euville in

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