The North Jutland Arsenal

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Arsenal and park

By Tina Knudsen Jensen, Cand.mag. i historie og nygræsk (3 stories)

Nørrejyllands Tøjhus, the North Jutland Arsenal, is a listed building on Udbyhøjvej in Randers. It was built in 1802 under the reorganisation of the Danish defence system following the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. The buildings were designed by the architect Anders Kruse as an arsenal for the artillery in North Jutland. A powder magazine northeast of the main building also belongs to the arsenal complex. In the 1800s, all heavy materials were transported along the canal from Randers Fjord to the cannon ramp, which is still visible in the arsenal park next door. The park is open to the public.

Partly a public place

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Open for two afternoons a week

Story written by Tina Knudsen Jensen

Time / Periode 1801 1805

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The park surrounding the North Jutland Arsenal was laid out as Denmark’s first public park. The landscaping was paid for by local citizens in 1802-05. In style, it was a Romantic garden, with a linden avenue, linden arbour, memorial stones and old granite columns, well-defined beds and neat paths. Here the bourgeoisie could take a leisurely Sunday promenade. The public status of the park admitted all citizens to the park on two afternoons a week. But otherwise the park was fenced off, with a locked door on the west side. Visitors had to be members of the private park association and purchase their own private key. They were also required to be clean and decent in their attire.