Aalborg (Or Ålborg) Is an Industrial and University City in the North Of
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Task: Take a photo of each sight and add it to the Word-file at home to night. Aalborg (or Ålborg) is an industrial and Mail it to [email protected] Give each sight a university city in the rating with 1-5 stars. Comments are North of Jutland, welcome Denmark. As of 2013, it has 106,916 inhabitants (128,644 including Nørresundby), making it the fourth most populous city in Denmark. With 203,448 inhabitants (2013), the Municipality of Aalborg is the third most populous in the country after Copenhagen and Aarhus. The earliest settlements date to around AD 700. Aalborg's position at the narrowest point on the Limfjord made it an important harbour during the Middle Ages, and later a large industrial centre. Sightseeing: 1. Vor Frue Kirke / Abbey of Our Lady 7. Budolfi Kirke / Budolfi Church 2. Hjelmerstald 8. Det Gamle Posthus / The Old Mail Office 3. Aalborghus Slot / Aalborghus Castle 9. C.W.Obels Plads / C.W Obel’s Square and 4. Jørgen Olufsens Gård / Jørgen Olufsen’s House Helligåndsklosteret / Hospital of the Holy Ghost 5. Jens Bangs Stenhus / Jens Bang’s House 10. Jomfru Ane Gade / Virgin Anne's Street 6. Det Gamle Rådhus / Aalborg's old city hall 11. Tyren / The Bull Abbey of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke) was designed in 1878 by J.E. Gnudtzmann in the Neo-Romanesque style. The original Church of Our Lady from the early 12th century was pulled down after the Reformation because it was old and unstable, but the 12th-century tower and the original portal with sculpted decorations can still be seen. 3 Stars Hjelmerstald. The neighbourhood around the street Hjelmerstald began in the mid-1600s, when there was arranged housing for the city's many horses. Soon after came buildings for housing to the city's poorest citizens. In addition there were shops, crafts men and pubs. Behind the houses were small gardens with toilets and washing sheds. The housing quality was very poor, but despite this, the neighborhood was very densely populated with its own cosy atmosphere. 2 Stars Aalborghus Castle (Aalborghus Slot) is a half-timbered building with red-painted woodwork and whitewashed wall panels. It was built in the mid-16th century by King Christian III for his vassals who collected taxes and is the only remaining example of its kind in the country. The park, dungeon and casemates, but not the castle itself, are open to the public in the summer months. In the 1950s, the castle was converted into administrative offices 3 Stars Jørgen Olufsen's House (Jørgen Olufsens Gård) on Østerågade is Denmark's best preserved merchant's mansion in the Renaissance style. Built mainly of sandstone in 1616, it also has a half-timbered section. The style is reminiscent of similar buildings in the north of Germany and in the Netherlands. Olufsen, Jens Bang's half-brother, was not only a successful merchant but also mayor of Aalborg. When it was built, the residence with its integrated warehouse was on the Østerå, an inlet from the sound with access for barges. The old iron bar with a hook for scales can be seen in the portico. 2 Stars Jens Bang's House (Jens Bangs Stenhus), on Østerågade near the old town hall, is one of Denmark's best examples of 17th- century domestic architecture. Built in 1624 by the Aalborg merchant Jens Bang in the Dutch Renaissance style, the four- story sandstone building is noted for its rising gables and sculpted auricular window decorations. For over 300 years, it has housed the city's oldest pharmacy. 3 Stars Aalborg's old city hall in Gammeltorv, in service until 1912, was built in 1762. It is now only used for ceremonial and representative purposes. Designed in the Late Baroque style, the building with its black-glazed tile roof consists of two stories and a cellar. The yellow-washed façade is decorated with white pilasters and a frontispiece featuring the Danish coat of arms and a bust of King Frederick V. His motto, Prudentia et Constantia, is also seen above the main entrance.[81] The well-preserved door is an example of the Rococo style. 4 Stars The present Budolfi Church, which has the status of a cathedral, dates from the end of the 14th century, although at least two earlier churches stood on the same spot. Built in the Gothic style, it consists of a nave flanked by two aisles, a tower, and a porch. After the original tower was destroyed by fire in 1663, the striking new Baroque tower, based on that of an earlier Copenhagen city hall, was completed in 1779. The church has 16th-century frescoes and an intricately carved early Baroque altarpiece from 1689 created by Lauridtz Jensen. 4 Stars The Old Mail Office next to Budolfi Church worked as mail office until August 2013. Now there is no longer a dedicated mail office in Denmark’s 4. largest city, but mail expedition in supermarkets and elsewhere. Take a look at the beautiful building (maybe even inside). 3 Stars Among those who contributed to Aalborg's prosperity in the 19th century were Christen Winther Obel who increased production at the C.W. Obel tobacco factory until it became the city's main employer. 2 Stars The Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg (Helligåndsklostret i Aalborg), the buildings of which, although now without any religious function, are still known as Aalborg Kloster (lit. Aalborg Monastery), is a former establishment of the Order of the Holy Ghost in Aalborg, Denmark. It was the hospital of Aalborg from 1431 to 1953 and is one of Denmark's best preserved medieval establishments. These are the oldest buildings in north Jutland, and the former hospital is also the oldest social institution in Denmark. Today the buildings contain a retirement home with independent apartments for the elderly, as well as meeting and exhibition rooms. There is also a chapel where services are held by clergy from the Budolfi Church, now the cathedral of Aalborg. Jomfru Ane Gade (literally Virgin Anne's Street) is one of the most famous streets in Aalborg if not in Denmark. Popular for its cafés and restaurants during the day, it is even busier at night with its clubs, discos and bars. During the 1990s, the street was infamously a 'hang out' of two biker gangs who were at war for some years all over Scandinavia. As the bikers disappeared it became increasingly popular for people of all ages. 5 Stars The Cimbrer Bull is a sculpture placed in the middle of the street Vesterbro in Aalborg. The sculpture was raised on April 14. 1937 and is made by the artist Anders Bundgaard.The Cimbrer Bull was paid by De Danske Spritfabrikker (Danish Distillers) and is historically linked to De Danske Spritfabrikker’s story, as the old distillery was placed on the bull's current space until it was disbanded in 1931 when the street Vesterbro was established through the neighbourhood. The bull has been called a symbol of the Cimbrians’ wanderlust and zest for life. The Bull is seen as a guardian of Aalborg. The Cimbrians (kimbrerne) were a northern European people/tribe which in the 2nd century BC went down through Europe. Along with other tribes they fought several battles against the Romans. The Danish tradition says that they came from Himmerland, the area Aalborg- Støvring-Rebild. 5 stars .