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Marselisborg Palace

Denmark · 20th century

Founded
1902
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Architect
Hack Kampmann
Location
Aarhus Municipality
Elevation
36 m
Coordinates
56.12778°, 10.20278°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Marselisborg Palace in Denmark
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Description

Marselisborg Palace (Danish: Marselisborg Slot, Danish pronunciation: [mɑˈse̝ːlisˌpɒˀ]) 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.

Text adapted from “Marselisborg Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Marselisborg Palace ranks #1,677 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 60 mapped in Denmark. Founded 1902, one of 175 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,296 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Odense, 82 km away. See how Denmark compares in the castle statistics.

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