Mølleparken () is a park in the city of

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

located in Midtbyen. Mølleparken was constructed in 1926 where the, by then obsolete, mills of the city had been situated by the river since 1289. Today the park lies by the Aarhus River and the ARoS Art Museum and functions as a section of a pedestrian arterial from ARoS to the Latin Quarter. Mølleparken was extensively redesigned in 2006–2008, as part of the opening of the Aarhus River and now contains large areas for public recreation and facilities for street sports, including basketball,

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, table tennis and concrete board game tables for playing chess, backgammon and checkers. Eleven busts of notable Danish authors line the northern section of the park, namely

Steen Steensen Blicher Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark. Biography Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly rela ...

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, J. P. Jacobsen,

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, Thøger Larsen,

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, Henrik Pontoppidan, Johan Skjoldborg,

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and

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. The bronze sculpture of "''Elskovskampen''" () by

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from the original park is still on display and in 2014, the kinetic sculpture ''Snake'' by Phil Price was placed here too, after acquisition by the city council. The council bought the sculpture after it received the highest rating from guests at the Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus 2013 art festival in Tangkrogen.

History

In 1289

Valdemar II Valdemar (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (), was the King of Denmark (being Valdemar II) from 1202 until his death in 1241. Background He was the second son of King Valdemar I of Denmark and Sophi ...

ordered the construction of the first mill in the city by the river. The area was expanded with several small mills and an open area in conjunction with them was maintained up to the 17th century when it was substantially expanded with a garden. The mill was demolished in 1903 and in 1926 the area became publicly owned and shortly thereafter the park was inaugurated. From 1934, Mølleparken contained the entrance to Aarhus main library—hence the authors' busts. The park has recently been heavily reconstructed and refurbished, finishing in 2014. In the summer of 2015 the library functions was moved to the newly constructed

Dokk1 Dokk1 or Dokken is a government building, public library and culture center in Aarhus, Denmark. It is situated on '' Hack Kampmanns Plads'' in the city center by the waterfront next to the Custom House. Dokk1 is part of the much larger developmen ...

at the harbour front.

Gallery

Århus-Å-Vester-Allé.jpg, The opening of the river and construction at Mølleparken (2007) Arhus-Åboulevarden.jpg, Recreational spot at the river after renovation (2008) Mølleparken 3.jpg, Table tennis with a view to the former main library in red brick Mølleparken panna cage.jpg, The panna cage Mølleparken 1.JPG, Board game tables in concrete Mølleparken (toilets).JPG, Public toilets Mølleparken (maj 02).jpg, The large old Copper Beech

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