Marselisborg Palace
| Marselisborg Palace | |
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| Marselisborg Slot | |
Marselisborg Palace
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| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Town or city | Aarhus |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 56°7′40″N 10°12′10″E / 56.12778°N 10.20278°E |
| Construction started | 1899 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Cost | kr 150,000 |
| Client | City of Aarhus |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hack Kampmann |
| Engineer |
Charles Ambt (City engineer of Copenhagen) |
Marselisborg Palace, (Danish: Marselisborg Slot, Danish pronunciation: [mɑˈseːlisb̥ɒːˀ]) is a royal residence of the Danish Royal Family in Aarhus. It has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe II since 1967.
There is a Palace Park in connection to the Palace itself and outside the grounds, stretching to the coast of the Bay of Aarhus is another large park Mindeparken (The Memorial Park), popular with the citizens of Aarhus for recreational activities in the warmer months of the year. Just south of Marselisborg Palace is Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden and a Deer Park, as part of the extensive Marselisborg Forests. Just west and north of the Palace is Aarhus Racecourse and the Atletion Stadium.
Designed by architect Hack Kampmann, Marselisborg Palace was built in 1899-1902 on the land of the old Marselisborg Manor and was presented as a gift from the people of Denmark to the Royal family, on the occasion of the wedding of prince Christian and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The couple later became king Christian X and queen Alexandrine and initiated the tradition of using the Palace as a summer residence. The palace is the property of the Kingdom of Denmark, and will remain in possession of all future monarchs of Denmark.
The present Queen, Margrethe II, was given the palace by her father, King Frederick IX in 1967. Margrethe and her consort Henrik also used the palace as their summer residence. To this day the residence is used during the summer, as well as during the Easter and Christmas holidays.
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