Aarhus, Denmark Photo Gallery
This was such a nice city! We spent most of the day at a museum called Den Gamie By, an open-air town museum that takes a journey through time from the olden days to the present. Sorry for the long gallery.
The view of Aarhus from our ship where on the left is the Customs House and the tall steeple of Aarhus Cathedral.
Dokk1 is a public space that functions as a culture house, uniting public institutions like library, citizen services, and national TV. Dokk1 provides a space for communities, contemplation, learning, and play.
"Historical Traces" sculpture serves as an artistic reminder of the environment that existed at the harbor in Aarhus, from a time, when everything was unloaded by hand.
"Right Through My Fingers" wall art by BKFoxx based on UN's Sustainable Goal 14: "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. " The bracelet says, "Love You Dad," so I wonder what the story is behind that.
We walked along Aboulevarden the city's main canal on our way to the museum.
Another photo along the canal.
The cupola of the Wormhus from 1884, the first block-style structure in the city.
Here is our bakery shop for the morning. The name seems appropriate, since Brian always looks for a bakery to have a morning pastry and coffee. We had nice cinnamon pastries here. Don't worry we burn off all the calories with all the walking we do.
The Time, the City and the Man – bronze sculpture, erected in 2010. Made by artist Jan Balling. The sculpture commemorates Bernhardt Jensen – Mayor of Aarhus 1958-71 – a man who went against time and said no to a main road here – right through the city.
ARoS art museum-Olafur Eliasson's Your Rainbow Panorama is the circular walkway on top. Side note-In 2025 they will get a The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell, who also has The Way of Color at Crystal Bridges.
We are now starting our time in Den Gamie By. Brian likes this 1965 Volvo 544 Coupe.
Buildings were here or brought here and set up like they were back in the time period. The first building we went in was apartments that different people rented. An older couple lived here.
A Danish living room approximately 1960.
In 1974, two 34 year old teachers, a married couple, lived here.
Also in 1974, this apartment was lived in by a young Hippie couple, 24 & 25 yrs old with a 6 month-old daughter.
In 1974 an education student, aged 30, from Greenland lived here. Having stories about who lived in these places really brought it to life.
There was a cafe where you can eat, but it was too early for us.
Going into the "Old Town" area.
Old weaving loom and spinning machinery.
The home of a milliner around 1920.
There were people dressed up and playing parts in the old town.
An old farm area.
She was explaining to us what she was fixing for breakfast for her master. She even explained a rich man's breakfast compared to a poor one.
A old mill here at old town.
It was a beautiful village area.
This is the apothecary (Pharmacy). I noticed all the different directions that the bricks were.
Inside the Apothecary.
The Apothecary garden to be used in the medicines.
The sign above the door identifies what kind of shop it is to those who can't read, a watchmaker and a jeweler.
More employees dresses in the time period.
Windows in a 1625 Renaissance home.
The outside of the building. Many times shops and animals were below the home area.
The amazing thing about this Renaissance living room is that the wall decorations were painted on. The paintings were discovered in 1908 when the building was taken down, then recreated here in 1914. It's also amazing to me that this museum opened in 1914, the world's 1st open-air museum.
More interesting painted walls.
The very nice music room
A pretty garden spot in this area.
The chimney hammer in the open fireplace has an inscription which roughly translates to: In the name of Jesus we light our fire. Oh Jesus let her not burn higher. March 1673.
The Mayor's House is a Danish half-timbered Renaissance buildings and the first building in Old Town.
Mintmaster's Mansion-Originally built in Copenhagen in 1863, but modernized in early 1700's. It was brought here in 1998 and was being restored until 2009.
The Tapestry Room was used for official purposes. The wall canvases were originally painted.
The Living Room-Next to the kitchen to stay warm. The daughter sleeps in the 4-poster bed. It's the place for family portraits, and the master's armchair (Not in this photo).
In the Bay Room decorated in the newest Rococo and only used for large gatherings. This is beautiful ceiling decoration above the light.
An amusement area of a different time period.
We were watching some of our cruise mates playing this game.
Thatched roof house and barn.
This is an old canon, that sometimes was used as a corner stop to protect a building.
Victorian-Style Living Room around the 1890s.
Living Room in th 19th century with tenants from the lowest social class.
The chandler melts sheep's fat (tallow) in the large built-in copper kettles. When making candles, the wicks are hung in the molds and tallow poured into the molds. When making soap. the tallow is mixed with lye.
Here's one way to know that you were moving from one time period to another.
We've moved from horse drawn carriages to automobiles.
There was an operating post office in this area with a postmaster, so we had to get some postcards for our grandchildren. He stamped them for us the old-fashioned way. We've been sending postcards to them from all over the world, so this was perfect!
Brian's getting ready to drop them in the box.
There they go!
Toys in the Ironmonger's Shop dating back to 1908. Many shops were set up with all kinds of things to buy.
Let's go buy a Ford!
How about this time warp. Looking from one time area to another.
Now we've moved to the 60's or 70's.
A fun street with shops from the 1970's.
How about some records? I certainly shopped for these back in the 70's.
The televisions looked a bit different back then.
Chains appeared like 7 Eleven and Blockbuster. These are in the museum.
A windmill in the botanical garden.
Walking back through the town along the canal I found out that this bridge in named Christian's Bridge, after King Christian the 9th.
Aarhus Cathedral-It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at 305 ft in length and 315 ft in height.
Interesting designs on the church tower.
The back of Aarhus Cathedral, also called St. Clement's Cathedral.
What is this? The Green Embassy, which seems to be shaped like a seed, is designed as the natural centre for Taste Aarhus, a nature and food project where people of Aarhus create green spaces full of flavor. The Green Embassy acts as an open, dynamic and creative workshop space for citizens and stakeholders.
The Aarhus Theatre is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark. The present theatre house was constructed in the late 19th century.
Manhole covers can be interesting.
We loved this little knight who was telling us to stop and wait.
"On our way" with 1000m² Telmo Miel painted the biggest mural of Denmark in 2023. Part of the 17 Wall Project, UN's Sustainable Goal 17:'Partnerships for the Goals'
The Dome (Domen) is a creative and architectural gem, where you can enjoy music, art and culture. The other building, Nicolinehus is a new mixed-use development by AART architects.
The tall building is the Lighthouse, Denmark's tallest building. For housing, almost half of the building is made of glass (46%) and contains an impressive 2,512 doors. The structure stands on around 1,700 piles, including 28 concrete piles 70 meters deep and a massive 2 meter thick concrete slab.
The Iceberg, left of the Lighthouse, is located at a prime location on the outmost harbour front in Aarhus’ new quarter. Like many other worn-out industrial harbour areas, the former container port of Aarhus is being transformed into a vibrant new neighbourhood. I like the way it looks like an iceberg. This was my view as we sailed away.
Sletterhage Lighthouse is located in Denmark on the southern tip of the Djursland peninsula protruding into the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden at the entrance to the Baltic Sea.
The concrete lighthouse was built in 1894 to help guide ships to and from the Port of Aarhus, via a shipping lane that passes close to the lighthouse isthmus.