Vestergade 58 is a

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. The listing includes 6 buildings on

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in Aarhus, in the

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neighborhood, The buildings were constructed around 1761 and were listed by the

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in 1950. The buildings were originally a merchant's mansion used for trade and storage but in the 1960s it became a cultural focal point in Aarhus as ''Musikernes Hus'' (The Musicians' House).

Architecture

Vestergade 58 is a large half-timbered merchants house from 1761 consisting of six individual structures arranged in a square with only one building being visible from the street. The buildings have pitched roofs and whitewashed walls, painted yellow with black timber framing.

Musicians' House

In the 1960s, the educational institutions expanded and Aarhus became dominated by students and their teachers. Vestergade became a center for culture with several

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s, galleries and musical instrument stores. Vestergade no. 58 became the music venue ''Musikernes Hus'', frequented by some of the best-known names in the Danish music-scene at the time such as

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, Thomas Helmig, Henning Stærk, Steffen Brandt and Anne Linnet. For some years ''Musikernes Hus'' was the focal point of music in Aarhus.

References

{{Coord, 56.1575, 10.2009, region:DK_type:landmark, display=title Listed buildings in Aarhus Timber framed buildings in Aarhus Municipality Houses completed in 1761

Architecture

Musicians' House

See also

References