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List of public art in Aarhus

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This is a list of public art in the city of Aarhus, in the Central Denmark Region, Denmark. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Aarhus

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Midtbyen

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Frederiksbjerg

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Fontænen på St. Paul's Church Square St. Paul's Church Square

56°08′47″N 10°12′14″E / 56.146393°N 10.203859°E / 56.146393; 10.203859
1963 (1963) Fountain Granite Aarhus Municipality [1]


Statue of Enrico Mylius Dalgas Dalgas Avenue

56°08′34″N 10°12′08″E / 56.142676°N 10.202094°E / 56.142676; 10.202094
1901 (1901) Rasmus Andersen Statue Bronze Aarhus Municipality [2]


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Statue of Hendrik Pontoppidan Skanseparken

56°08′43″N 10°12′27″E / 56.145397°N 10.207466°E / 56.145397; 10.207466
1903 (1903) Rasmus Andersen, Vilhelm Bissen Statue Bronze Aarhus Municipality [3]


Statue of Hans Broge Tietgens Plads

56°08′40″N 56°08′40″E / 56.144567°N 56.144567°E / 56.144567; 56.144567
1910 (1910) Aksel Hansen Statue Bronze Aarhus Municipality [4]


Vesterbro

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Statue of Steen Steensen Blicher Aarhus Botanical Gardens

56°09′36″N 10°11′41″E / 56.159971°N 10.194681°E / 56.159971; 10.194681
 () Just Nielsen Sondrup Statue Bronze Aarhus Municipality [5]


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Agnethe og Havmanden Park Allé

56°09′05″N 10°12′10″E / 56.151450°N 10.202912°E / 56.151450; 10.202912
1941 (1941) Johannes Bjerg Fountain Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [6]


Fugl med guldæble Søndergade

56°09′11″N 10°12′19″E / 56.153073°N 10.205208°E / 56.153073; 10.205208
1973 (1973) Erik Heide Fountain, Sculpture Iron Aarhus [7]


Fontænen på Frue Kirkeplads Frue Kirkeplads

56°09′28″N 10°12′17″E / 56.157765°N 10.204692°E / 56.157765; 10.204692
1977 (1977) Jens-Flemming Sørensen Fountain, Sculpture Granite, bronze Aarhus [8]


Konen med Hønen Frederiksgade

56°09′17″N 10°12′16″E / 56.154655°N 10.204365°E / 56.154655; 10.204365
1984 (1984) Aage Bruun Jespersen Fountain, Sculpture bronze Aarhus [9]


Flodhesteungen Frederiksgade

56°09′20″N 10°12′20″E / 56.155526°N 10.205590°E / 56.155526; 10.205590
1976 (1976) Aage Bruun Jespersen Fountain, Sculpture Granite Aarhus [10]


Den Svangre City Hall Park

56°09′06″N 10°12′07″E / 56.151565°N 10.202039°E / 56.151565; 10.202039
1955 (1955) Johannes Bjerg Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [11]


Vaagnende kvinde City Hall Park

56°09′09″N 10°12′08″E / 56.152607°N 10.202353°E / 56.152607; 10.202353
1920 (1920) Kai Nielsen Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [12]


Pigen af 1940 City Hall Park

56°09′08″N 10°12′09″E / 56.152298°N 10.202468°E / 56.152298; 10.202468
1941 (1941) Svend Rathsack Statue Bronze Aarhus Municipality [13]


Torvenes Brøndsløjfe, Vanddragen Store Torv

56°09′26″N 10°12′34″E / 56.157216°N 10.209439°E / 56.157216; 10.209439
2003 (2003) Elisabeth Toubro Sculpture Steel, diabas Aarhus Municipality [14]


Equestrian statue of Christian X Bispetorv

56°09′25″N 10°12′35″E / 56.156808°N 10.209706°E / 56.156808; 10.209706
1955 (1955) Helen Schou Equestrian statue Bronze , Aarhus Municipality [15]


Etude Concert Hall Park

56°09′10″N 10°12′04″E / 56.152706°N 10.201182°E / 56.152706; 10.201182
1974 (1974) Anker Hoffmann Sculpture Bronze Aarhus Municipality


Trøjborg

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Statue of Peter Sabroe Østbanetorvet

56°09′48″N 10°12′57″E / 56.163413°N 10.215754°E / 56.163413; 10.215754
1914 (1914) Elias Ølsgaard Statue Granite Aarhus [16]


Dog relief Skovvejen

56°10′09″N 10°13′10″E / 56.169193°N 10.219314°E / 56.169193; 10.219314
1952 (1952) Elias Ølsgaard Relief Cement Aarhus [17]


Nørre Stenbro

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Ålefangeren Kystvejen

56°09′45″N 10°12′56″E / 56.162462°N 10.215577°E / 56.162462; 10.215577
1939 (1939) Jens Jacob Bregnø Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [18]


Viby

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Liggende Pige Skanderborgvej, Viby

56°07′50″N 10°09′53″E / 56.130591°N 10.164742°E / 56.130591; 10.164742
1996 (1996) Gerhard Henning Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [19]


Højbjerg

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Solhesten Rømerhaven, Mindeparken, Aarhus

56°07′52″N 10°12′22″E / 56.131167°N 10.206099°E / 56.131167; 10.206099
1970 (1970) Valdemar Foersom Hegndal Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [19]


Skovguden Pan Marselisborg Forests, Aarhus

56°07′30″N 10°12′54″E / 56.125°N 10.215°E / 56.125; 10.215
1938 (1938) Elias Ølsgaard Sculpture Bronze Aarhus [20]


References

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  1. ^ "Fontæne ved Sct. Paul's Kirke" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Enrico Mylius Dalgas" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Hendrik Pontoppidan" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Hans Broge" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Steen Steensen Blicher" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Agnethe og Havmanden" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Fugl med guldæble" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Fountain on Frue Kirkeplads" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Kone med høne" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Flodhesteungen" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Den Svangre" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Vågnende kvinde" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Pigen af 1940" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Vanddragen" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Christian x" (in Danish). Equestrianstatue. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Peter Sabroe" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Hunderelief" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Ålefangeren" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Liggende pige" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Skovguden Pan" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.