Aalborghus

Aalborghus Castle (Danish Aalborghus slot, also Ålborghus ) is in the north of Jutland in the Danish city of Aalborg. It was commissioned by King Christian III. built in 1539-1555 and rebuilt under Christian IV in the first half of the 17th century. Originally built as a fortress, the castle served soon as a residential and administrative center of the northern Danish provincial governors and as an emporium of there collected tax and payments in kind; as a royal residence, it was not used.

The second walk from the Limfjord castle was once again a completely water surrounded rectangular fortress, which was protected by high walls. The oldest part of the building complex is the. Among Christian III Built in the east wing, the two courtyard side - wall and single-storey side shows up and is adjoined by the under Christian IV built the north wing. The western side of the courtyard is closed by the partially preserved wall system, the south side is now open and is bounded by a free-standing building of the 19th century. The built in truss system is presented simply in their architectural style and the stepped gables of the older wings refer to the designs of the Gothic and the Northern Renaissance.

The castle used to in the present as administrative buildings and houses various Danish authorities. The interiors are not open to visitors, but the court and the ramparts are publicly available. In the casemates under the Western Wall, the history of the building for visitors will be presented at information boards.