1. Aalborghus Castle, translated as ‘Aalborghus Slot’, is a castle and former fortification in the city of Aalborg in Denmark. Built by Christian III between 1539 and 1555, it was intended as the home of the local governor. Today, visitors can tour Aalborghus Castle and, perhaps most interestingly, its dungeons.
2. Aalborghus Castle is located near the Limfjord and Toldbod Plads. The beautiful castle park is open every day of the year. In the summer you can visit the castle’s dungeon and underground casemates.

Aalborghus Castle is located near the Limfjord and Toldbod Plads. The beautiful castle park is open every day of the year. In the summer you can visit the castle’s dungeon and underground casemates.

Aalborghus Castle (Danish: Aalborghus Slot) is a castle in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a half-timbered (bindingsværk) castle built by King Christian III from 1539 to around 1555 initially as a fortification.^[1]

A building had existed at the site before Christian III's castle. It stood south of the castle and is mentioned in the first documentation of Aalborghus, dating back to 1340.^[2] It was owned by Margrethe I and was the death place of King Hans in 1513 who died in a horse riding accident.^[2]

King Frederik I had originally intended to destroy the initial building around 1530 and moving to a different site to convert Aalborg's Franciscan monastery into a castle. However he left the decision to his son Christian III, who later decided to demolish the original in 1539 and contracted the royal architect Morten Bussert to build a new fortified castle north of the old site, near the Limfjord.^[2] A barrier wall was built alongside the fjord, and later in 1633, King Christian IV built a north wing facing the port, which was used as a granary for the storage of food supplies such as grain. A western wing was built to the same effect later, holding other supplies such as meats and fish.^[2]

The south-facing wing was created between 1808 and 1809 but all that remains today of the original castle is the east wing.^[1]

Between 1954 and 1964 the old granaries underwent full renovation by the Royal Inspector of Listed Buildings, Leopold Teschl, who converted them into council offices.^[2]

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1. ^ ^ab'Aalborghus Castle'. Danish Ministry of Finance:Palaces and Properties Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
2. ^ ^abcde'History of Aalborghus Castle'. Danish Ministry of Finance:Palaces and Properties Agency. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2008.

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Coordinates: 57°2′58″N9°55′27″E / 57.04944°N 9.92417°E

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