Old City Hall (Aalborg)

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Aalborg Old City Hall
Aalborg Gamle Rådhus
Old City Hall view from Gammeltorv
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General information
Architectural styleRococo
LocationAalborg, Denmark
CountryDenmark
Coordinates57°02′53.65″N 09°55′14.62″E / 57.0482361°N 9.9207278°E / 57.0482361; 9.9207278
Construction started1757
Completed1762
OwnerAalborg Municipality
Design and construction
Architect(s)Daniel Popp

The Old City Hall at Gammeltorv

city hall
until 1912. It is located at Gammeltorv and is now only used for ceremonial and representative purposes.

Building

The city hall was built by master builder Daniel Popp, who had moved to Aalborg from Copenhagen, and was modelled on Johan Conrad Ernst's City Hall there, which was later completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795.[1] This was a specific requirement from Iver Holck, the county governor (amtmand) at Aalborghus.

Designed in the

Danish Heritage Agency in 1918.[3]

Current use

The Old City Hall is today only used for wedding ceremonies and representative purposes.

References

  1. ^ "Aalborg Gamle Rådhus". arkark.dk. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ^ "Aalborg Rådhus" (in Danish). VisitAalborg. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ^ "Sag: Ålborg gamle Rådhus". Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2012-08-05.

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