Usually off-limits – but now you can reach the top of the Book Tower
One of Aarhus’ best views is usually closed to the public. However, during Aarhus Festival, you have the chance to climb to the top of the Book Tower at the Royal Danish Library.
Normally, there is no public access, but once a year during Aarhus Festival, the Royal Danish Library opens the Book Tower to visitors.
From Tuesday 2 September to Thursday 4 September, you can join guided tours that take you to the top of the 45-metre tower. The tower has 18 floors, 17 of which are used for storage. On the top floor you will find a small museum on the library’s history. Like the rest of the yellow campus, the Book Tower was designed by architect C.F. Møller and completed in 1963.
The tours of the Book Tower are part of the festival’s recurring theme “The City Seen from Above”. As in previous years, the library is also offering tours of its underground stacks and a tour focusing on the Cold War – but these require registration and are unfortunately already fully booked.
The trip up the Book Tower, however, is free and requires no registration. You simply turn up in the library foyer at Victor Albecks Vej 1 between 12:00 and 17:00. The last tour begins at 16:30, and each tour lasts about 20 minutes.
Read more: Open Book Tower | www.kb.dk
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Cecillia Jensen