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Museum located in the former police headquarters detailing the city's history during the German occupation of 1940 to 1945, with a primary focus on the local resistance movement and daily life under wartime conditions.
A 12th-century cathedral dedicated to St Clemens, situated on Store Torv in Aarhus, Denmark, featuring a striking 93m length and 96m height, making it the longest and tallest church in the country.
Museum situated in the basement of a bank at the site of original excavations, displaying tenth-century artifacts including silver hoards and skeletal remains found within the ancient fortification ramparts of the city.
Modern art museum established in 1859, featuring a 10-story building designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and hosting over 624,000 visitors annually, including the iconic Your rainbow panorama installation by Ólafur Elíasson.
Summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967, featuring a Palace Park and connected to Mindeparken, Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden, Deer Park, and Marselisborg Forests.
Den Gamle By features 75 historical buildings from 20 townships across Denmark, showcasing half-timbered structures from 1550 to the late 19th century, including a post office, school, and theatre.
Museum featuring Denmark's ancient past through unrivaled archaeological findings, including the Grauballe Man and ritual weapon caches from Illerup Ådal, as well as a collection of over 50,000 ethnographic artifacts from around the world.
Museum featuring works by Danish visual artist Louis Marcussen, known as Ovartaci, showcasing his unique surrealist style and abstract sculptures.