Park Allé ( lit. "Park Avenue") is a street in the

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district in

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 ...

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which runs north to south from ''Sønder Allé'' to ''Banegårdspladsen''. Park Allé is a major bus hub and is home to the

Aarhus City Hall Aarhus City Hall is the city hall of Aarhus, Denmark. The decision to build a new city hall was taken during a city hall meeting in 1937. The new building was inaugurated 2 June 1941, designed by architects Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller. On the fi ...

, the City Hall Square and the two large hotels of The Mayor Hotel and Hotel Ritz.

History

The name Park Allé references the former ''Søndre Kirkegård'' (South Cemetery) which used to be situated on the area where Park Allé, the

City Hall Park City Hall Park is a public park surrounding New York City Hall in the Civic Center of Manhattan. It was the town commons of the nascent city of New York. History 17th century David Provoost was an officer in the Dutch West India Company. Hi ...

and City Hall is located today. In 1920 the city council decided the cemetery should be removed and the area developed into a new neighborhood and park. The city council held an architectural contest to determine the overall design of the area. The contest was won by the architect

Axel Høeg-Hansen Axel Høeg-Hansen (27 June 1877 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish architect. Stylistically he mainly worked in neoclassical and functionalist styles. He primarily worked in and around Aarhus at the turn of the 20th century. Background Axe ...

and city engineer Oscar Jørgensen. Park Allé was established in the years after 1921 as the first stage of a larger plan. The yellow brick residential buildings along Park Allé was built a short time after with the first building facing Sønder Allé being finished in 1925 and the last being finished in 1932. The cemetery was removed in 1926 and a park was planned for the area instead. The street which was run along the park was named Park Avenue by the City Council in 1925. However, the rapid growth of the city made it necessary to build a new city hall and the area was chosen for it. In 1941, the City Hall was finished and the City Hall Park was established behind it.

Notable buildings

The largest and most characteristic building on Park Allé is the City Hall from 1941 by designs of the architects

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...

and

Erik Møller Svend Erik Møller (7 November 1909 – 24 March 2002) was a Danish architect. Møller used to work with the famous Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen. Together they won the competition to design the new City Hall in Aarhus, which was ...

. The city hall is a

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and a part of the

Danish Culture Canon The Danish Culture Canon ( da, Kulturkanonen) consists of 108 works of cultural excellence in eight categories: architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture. An initiative of Brian ...

. It is a 5-story marble clad building with a 60 meter tall clock tower. Facade på Aarhus Rådhus.jpg, Marble facade of the City Hall Byporten (Aarhus).jpg, ''Agnethe og Havmanden'', a bronze sculpture fountain at the city gate square. File:Hotel Ritz Aarhus (front).jpg, Hotel Ritz

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