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A small park in font of the church, Vor Frue Kirke, a part of an old monastery.
Also notice the wall painting of world famous "Nuclear Power - No Thanks" - logo on the whiy wall in the background. A symbol for the Anti Nuclear Movement and known from sticker, badgets, t-shirts worldwide. It was originally designed by two you activist from Aarhus, Anne Lund and Søren Lisberg.
I Baghuset i Emil Vetts Pasage kunne man i 2004 finde denne spændende butik med brugskunst. I d...
Vadestedet means the ford or the wade - and has for centuries been the crossing point at the small ri...
This sculpture by Christian Lemmertz is a variation over the classic Hermes figure with the Dionysos ...
I the old days the stream, Aarhus Aa, was a livng part of the town. But with the increasing car trafi...
Frederiksgade is a pedestrian street going from Vadestedet to the City Hall square. The sculpture "Fl...
Clemens Bridge is part of the main pedestrian street going from Bispetorv to the main railway station...
Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark - situated on the eastcoast of Jutland - surrounded by old forests to the north and south and newer one in the west and the bay, Arhus Bugten, with a busy harbour and lovely beaches to the east.
A big university and more than 20 other educational and research institutions resulting in almost every fifth of the inhabitants being students makes Aarhus a young and lively city.
You find a lot of cafes, bars, restaurants, etc. in the center. And a rich variety cultural institions like theaters, music halls, galleries and museum. Year around there are many events, concerts and festivals - Aarhus (Festuge) Festival in the first week of september is among the largest cultural events in Scandinavia and showcases both local, national and international artists.
Aarhus is also and old city. People have been living here by the coast and the "river" Aarhus Aa for many centuries.
To sense the history you can go to Den Gamle By (The Old Town) and experience what it was like to live and work in a Danish market town in the old days - or you can go to the archaeological and ethnographic Moesgaard Museum.
