THE EDUCATIONAL CITY OF AALBORG Table of Content Nordkraft ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 Musikkens Hus ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Karolinelund ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Aalborg Cable Park .................................................................................................................................... 3 Vestre Fjordpark .......................................................................................................................................... 3 GAME Streetmekka Aalborg ..................................................................................................................... 4 Central library ............................................................................................................................................. 4 CREATE ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Utzon Center ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Aalborghus Castle ...................................................................................................................................... 5 C. W. Obels Plads........................................................................................................................................ 5 Studenterhuset ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Aalborg’s Waterfront ................................................................................................................................. 6 Jomfru Ane gade ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Nordkraft Nordkraft is Aalborg’s former coal-fired power plant, which now consists of a 30,500 m2 large centre with a mix of life, culture, sports and leisure. Today, Nordkraft is a trademark for Aal- borg and symbolises Aalborg’s history as an industrial city. In fact, Nordkraft is the history about a process that progressively has transformed the character of the city, the cultural life and self-understanding from industrial city to experience and knowledge city. Possibilities in Nordkraft: • Skråen is a place for concerts, shows and events which offer national as well as in- ternational names. • Theater Nordkraft entertains with interest- ing plays and acting. • The cinema offers happenings worth see- ing on screen for all movie interested people. • Visit Aalborg’s tourist information. • A monthly food market. • Conferences • DGI-huset with Denmark’s largest indoor climbing wall as well as courts and facili- ties for badminton, fitness, volley, spin- ning, trampolines and so forth. • Restaurants • In the large common area, Kedelhallen, there are changing activities and exhibi- tions. Musikkens Hus Musikkens Hus was opened the 29th of March 2014. The house consists of more than 20,000 m2 distributed on nine floors with four concert halls (capacity up to 1,298 seated audience), a welcoming restau- rant, an exciting lobby as well as edu- cational and administrational facilities among other things. Musikkens Hus hums with life and sounds, and with four halls acoustically optimised to their specific purposes, the house offers a multitude of different events. For one thing, they have had success with showing major motion pictures along with live symphonic music. Side 2 af 6 Karolinelund Karolinelund has gone through tremendous changes the past years, from being the amusement park of the city to, now, being a cultural park in the centre of Aalborg. The park reopened as a city park operated and owned by Aalborg Municipality. In Karolinelund, there is beautiful graffiti, which testifies to a diverse city culture. Possibillties in Karolinelund: • Parties at Fridays Concerts with both well-known and less known names, who fill up the garden with a festive atmosphere, are well-at- tended by the citizens of the city. • On sunny days, you see that the city-dwellers often leave their apartments in mid- town and meet up on the soft grass in Karolinelund. • Joggers frequently use the park for running, where various challenges lie at their feet, which can be utilised as extra strength exercises during the sprint. • Skaters hang out by the ramp, and the flat asphalt makes it ideal for putting on the roller-skates or hopping on the skateboard. • City gardens called “Aalborg gardens”, which are Aalborg Municipality’s offer to the citizens of the city regarding loan of areas for gardening flowers and vegetables. Aalborg Cable Park Aalborg Cable Park is a cable-operated wakeboard and water ski course located on Østre Havn. The park is man- aged by a voluntary association which opened the course in the summer of 2012. Vestre Fjordpark Vestre Fjordpark is a 165,000 m2 large summer par- adise and gathering point, which offers some- thing for everyone who likes nature and water sports. Here, there are opportunities for both swimming, canoeing and kayaking, windsurfing, winter swimming and so forth, or just enjoying the sun and the wonderful nature by the fjord. Side 3 af 6 GAME Streetmekka Aalborg GAME Streetmekka is an as- phalted street, sports and cul- tural house, where everyone can meet up and play street soccer, street basket, street dance, street art and much more. It is both possible to train alone as well as in teams. Central library At the central library, there are a multitude of educational suitable seats, fresh coffee from the vending machine, WIFI and table football for the breaks. The book stock is currently at more than 1 million units and the library has far more than 3 million visitors each year. CREATE Rendsburggade 14, also called CREATE, is the first so-called “tailored” tenancy that Aalborg University (AAU) has signed with a private building owner. The university made their own tender documents and has independently decided that the building was to be designed by Henning Larsen Architects. Utzon Center Utzon Center was opened in May 2008 and is de- signed by Jørn Utzon and his son Kim Utzon. Utzon Center consists of Spidsgatterhallen (a workshop for students from Architecture & Design at AAU), Utzon Li- brary, the Utzon Archive, the Obelske Auditorium on 1st floor and Utzon Restaurant. The entire house is built around the atrium cortyard. Jørn Utzon was originally from Aalborg. Utzon Center in Aalborg was the last achievement of Jørn Utzon. Side 4 af 6 Aalborghus Castle Aalborghus Castle was built by Christian III of Denmark over a period of 16 years and was completed in 1555. It was built as a fortification, however, it proved to be use- less as a fortification as it was not possible to supply the personnel with clean drinking water in case of a siege. Accordingly, the castle was instead utilised as a head- quarters for the King’s vassal in North Jutland. Today, it is used by the State Administration. There is no public access to the buildings, however, you can go to the courtyard and the surrounding grounds, where the original ramparts are visible. It is possible to visit the case- mates and the dungeon in the summer. C. W. Obels Plads C.W. Obel’s Tobacco factory was es- tablished in 1787. The company moved in 1898 upon a fire, after which the abandoned court be- came C.W. Obels Plads. In the summer, it is full of life as the ca- fés move out to the town square, whereas in the winter, it is trans- formed to a large skating rink, where everyone can ice skate as they like. It is possible to rent the ice skates. Studenterhuset Studenterhuset in Aalborg is the country’s oldest one of its kind. Studenterhuset consists of a café, a concert hall, meeting rooms and a reading room. It forms the settings for a long range of events in Aalborg but is also an important social opportunity in the city. Here, it is always possible to meet other students, other new people from Aalborg, new friends, read the newspaper of the day, play board games, attend concerts and much more. The reading room has 130 seats. Studenterhuset is managed by volunteers in Aalborg as well as four permanently em- ployed people, who handle the daily adminis- trative tasks. As volunteer, you meet many dif- ferent people from different study programmes, and you can quickly create a large and stable social network for yourself. Side 5 af 6 Aalborg’s Waterfront Aalborg’s Waterfront is Aalborg’s central open space – especially in the summer. Aalborg’s central waterfront is a co- hesive promenade for people on foot and by bicycle. The prome- nade is made of asphalt, and stairs for sitting as well as benches and observation platforms have been set up all the way down to the wa- ter. Possibilities at the waterfront: • Enjoy the day, barbecue, sit in the sun and so forth in the Jomfru Ane Park as well as the connected grass areas in front of the Harbor Bath. • Go bathing in the Harbor Bath • Visit the restaurant ship Elbjørn or one of the other restaurants by the waterfront • Exercise at the Activity Site • Participate in Chill in the Park as well as other musical events