Varna Palæet
| Varna Palæet | |
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Front facade of Varna Palæet
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| Alternative names | Varna Pavillionen |
| General information | |
| Type | Restaurant |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Address | Ørneredevej 3, 8000 Aarhus C |
| Coordinates | 56°07′29″N 10°12′58″E / 56.1248°N 10.2162°ECoordinates: 56°07′29″N 10°12′58″E / 56.1248°N 10.2162°E |
| Named for | Bulgarian city of Varna |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Eggert Achen |
Varna Palæet (Lit.: Varna Palace) or Odd Fellow Palæet Varna (Odd Fellow Palace Varna) is a building in Aarhus, Denmark situated in the Marselisborg Forests on Ørneredevej. Varna Palæet was built in 1908 by designs of the Danish architect Eggert Achen in Neoclassical style for the Danish National Exhibition of 1909. Today the building is owned by the Odd Fellows society which use it for activities within the organization. The building houses a restaurant on a lease basis and it is a well-known landmark in Aarhus and its southern forests.
The name of the building can be traced back to 1829 when the owner of a mill on the site advertised for "Varna Mill" (Varna Mølle) in Århus Stiftstidende. The name was given to the mill by Christian A. Gersdorff, the Baron of Marselisborg Manor, who had served as a general in the army of the Russian Tsar on the Black Sea coast. He encountered the names Varna and Silistria there and named two mills on his property after them. Both names refer to cities in modern northeastern Bulgaria, then under Ottoman rule, that were subjected to prolonged Russian sieges during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29. In 1877 the mills were abandoned.
In 1909 Aarhus was the host of the Danish National Exhibition of 1909 and it was decided to build a number of restaurants in the Marselisborg Forests to the south of the city to host some of the many guests. Varna Palæet is a result of this decision and it was completed in time for the exhibition along with another pavilion, Ørnereden (English: Eagles Nest). Onlye Varna Palæet remains today as Ørnereden burnt down in 1980.
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