Aarhus City Hall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aarhus City Hall |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Administrative |
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°09′11″N 10°12′12″E / 56.153056°N 10.203333°E |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller |
Aarhus City Hall is the city hall for Aarhus, Denmark. Aarhus City Hall was opened on 2 June 1941. The building's architects were Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller. In 1937, meeting was held to build the city hall. Aarhus City Hall has unique architecture and was marked for preservation in 1994. In the first drawings for the building, the city hall didn't have a tower. The tower was added later.
The city hall has a total area of 19,380 square meters including the basement. The tower is 60 meters tall and the tower clock face has a diameter of 7 meters. The building is made of concrete plated with marble from Porsgrunn in Norway.
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Interior
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Staircase
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Staircase
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By night
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Images for kids
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The old city hall (2nd). The building now houses a museum of women's history.
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The entrancepath showing the characteristic pavement of Aarhus.
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A cobbled plaza in the park.
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The linden tree avenue leading to the City Hall Square.
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Rådhuspladsen (The City Hall Square)
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Pig sculpture and fountain, known as Ceres Brønden
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The pølsevogn at The City Hall Square
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See also
In Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Aarhus para niños
