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===Landmarks=== [[File:Composite, Aarhus 1945 and 2016.jpg|thumb|[[Åboulevarden]], 2016 and 1945, opening of the river]] [[File:Bispetorv (Aarhus) 01.jpg|thumb|Bispetorv in the historic centre]] [[Aarhus Cathedral]] (''Århus Domkirke'') in the centre of Aarhus, is the longest and tallest church in Denmark at {{convert|93|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|96|m|abbr=on}} in length and height respectively. Originally built as a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] basilica in the 13th century, it was rebuilt and enlarged as a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] cathedral in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aarhusdomkirke.dk/kirkebygningen/|title=Kirkebygningen|publisher=Aarhus Domkirke|access-date=17 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> Even though the cathedral stood finished around 1300, it took more than a century to build; the associated cathedral school of ''[[Aarhus Katedralskole]]'' was already founded in 1195 and ranks as the [[List of the oldest schools in the world#|44th oldest school in the world]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akat.dk/historien/|title=Historien|publisher=Aarhus Katedralskole|access-date=22 July 2014|language=da|archive-date=11 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011053944/https://www.akat.dk/historien/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another important and historic landmark in the inner city, is the [[Church of Our Lady (Aarhus)|Church of Our Lady]] (''Vor Frue Kirke'') also from the 13th century in Romanesque and Gothic style. It is smaller and less impressive, but it was the first cathedral of Aarhus and founded on an even older church constructed in 1060; the oldest stone church in Scandinavia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aarhusvorfrue.dk/page/3416/kryptkirken|title=Kryptkirken|publisher=Vor Frue Krirke i Aarhus|access-date=17 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gis.aarhus.dk/kommuneatlas/arkitektur_byggeskik_byen/Arkitektur_byggeskik_byen_4.htm|title=Romansk 1050–1250|publisher=Aarhus Kommune|access-date=28 July 2014|language=da|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073319/http://gis.aarhus.dk/kommuneatlas/arkitektur_byggeskik_byen/Arkitektur_byggeskik_byen_4.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/vor-frue-kirke-og-kloster/|title=Vor Frue Kirke og Kloster|publisher=Aarhus Universitet|access-date=17 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aarhuswiki.dk/wiki/Vor_Frue_Kirke|title=Vor Frue Kirke|publisher=AarhusWiki|access-date=17 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> [[Langelandsgade Kaserne]] in [[National Romantic Style]] from 1889 is the oldest former military barracks left in the country; home to the university Department of Aesthetics and Communication since 1989. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkark.dk/building.aspx?buildingid=3009|title=Langelandsgades Kaserne (Artillerikasernen), Århus|publisher=ArkArk|access-date=20 December 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220172037/http://www.arkark.dk/building.aspx?buildingid=3009|archive-date=20 December 2014|url-status=dead}}. Architectural and historical information with images.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://studerende.au.dk/en/studies/subject-portals/arts/campus/kasernen/|title=Kasernen|publisher=Department of Arts, Aarhus University|date=18 December 2014|access-date=20 December 2014|language=da}}</ref><ref>P. E. Niemann (1981): ''Feltartilleriet i Aarhus 1881–1969'' Zac, {{ISBN|87-7348-047-9}} {{in lang|da}}</ref> [[Marselisborg Palace]] (''Marselisborg Slot''), designed by [[Hack Kampmann]] in [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] and [[Art Nouveau]] styles, was donated by the city to [[Christian X|Prince Christian]] and [[Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Princess Alexandrine]] as a wedding present in 1898.<ref name=kongehuset>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/english/palaces/marselisborg-palace/marselisborg-palace|title=Marselisborg Palace|publisher=Kongehuset.dk|access-date=18 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707011903/http://kongehuset.dk/english/palaces/marselisborg-palace/marselisborg-palace|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tarbensen|first=Kenn|url=http://www.historie-online.dk/nyt/bogfeature/b241203.htm|title=Marselisborg Slot|publisher=historie-online.dk|access-date=18 July 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030422/http://www.historie-online.dk/nyt/bogfeature/b241203.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Aarhus Custom House]] (''Toldkammeret'') from 1898, is said to be Hack Kampmann's finest work.<ref name=dac>{{cite web |last=Egeberg |first=Kasper |url=http://www.dac.dk/en/dac-life/danish-architecture-guide/aarhus/toldkammeret-the-custom-house/ |title=Toldkammeret (the Custom House) |publisher=DAC |access-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725061926/http://www.dac.dk/en/dac-life/danish-architecture-guide/aarhus/toldkammeret-the-custom-house/ |archive-date=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Tivoli Friheden]] (Tivoli Freedom) opened in 1903 and has since been the largest amusement park in the city and a tourist attraction. [[Aarhus Theatre]] from 1916 in the Art Nouveau style is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark.<ref name="Aarhus Teater">{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Teater/Danske_teatre/Aarhus_Teater|title=Aarhus Teater|date=22 November 2012 |publisher=[[Gyldendal]]|access-date=18 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b.dk/kultur/aarhus-teater-faar-millionstoette|title=Aarhus Teater får millionstøtte|work=Berlingske Tidende|date=12 April 2011|access-date=18 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> The early buildings of [[Aarhus University]], especially the main building completed in 1932, designed by [[Kay Fisker]], [[Povl Stegmann]] and by [[C.F. Møller]] have gained an international reputation for their contribution to [[functionalism (architecture)|functionalist architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/P%C3%A6dagogik_og_uddannelse/Danske_universiteter/Aarhus_Universitet|title=Aarhus Universitet|publisher=[[Gyldendal]]|access-date=18 July 2014 |language=da}}</ref> The [[Aarhus City Hall|City Hall]] (''Aarhus Rådhus'') from 1941 with an iconic {{convert|60|m|abbr=on}} tower clad in marble, was designed by [[Arne Jacobsen]] and [[Erik Møller]] in a modern Functionalist style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/540719/ad-classics-aarhus-city-hall-arne-jacobsen-and-erik-moller|title=AD Classics: Aarhus City Hall / Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller|publisher=ArchDaily|author=Langdon, David|date=16 January 2019|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref> {{clear right}}
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