City Hall Park, Aarhus
| City Hall Park | |
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| Rådhusparken | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Area | 9.000 m2 |
| Created | 1941 |
| Owned by | Aarhus Municipality |
The City Hall Park (Danish: Rådhusparken) is a public park in central Aarhus, Denmark. The park is situated by the City Hall in the Indre By neighborhood in Midtbyen, along the street Frederiks Allé to the west, Park Allé to the east and Banegårdsgade to the south. The park lies within a scenic semi-circle of some of the more important cultural and political institutions in the city; the Concert Hall, the ARoS Art Museum, Vester Allés Kaserne and the city hall. The City Hall Park was listed along with the adjacent city hall on 10 March 1995.
The park is characterized by a large entry section in the southeast, towards the central station; the main entrance of the city. This section consists of a small plaza with a broad cobbled staircase and tunnel with a cobblestoned elm tree avenue, leading through the park, all the way to the city hall square. There are other pathways in the park, one of which leads to a paved rotunda of tall pollarded linden trees in the park center.
The majority of the City Hall Park comprise an open lawn with large old trees scattered throughout, primarily south beech and magnolia. Apart from the grass, the lawn is also planted with several species of flowers, including crocus and daffodils, each flowering at separate times to keep the park more interesting throughout the year. Next to the city hall building in the east, there is a small secluded garden area with benches. The garden is lined with rhododendron and consists of flowerbeds of perennial plants and scallions. The ideal of the garden is the forest and leaves, and flowers are with a few exceptions kept in the colors of green, white and yellow.
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