Thingbaek Limestone Mines

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The Thingbaek Limestone Mines opened to the public in 1935 as an unusual sculpture museum. Mostly lit by candles, the eerie tunnels are decorated with gypsum sculptures by the late Anders Bundgaard, bronze works by Carl Johan Bonnesen, and a relief by Søren Assenhol. Many of the sculptures here served as prototypes for monumental pieces around Denmark, such as Bundgaard’s Cimbrian Bull in Aalborg, and the Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen harbor. The mines maintain a constant temperature of 45F/7C, and during the winter months, provide a home to several bat colonies. Since 2015, the local “witch,” Dannie Druehyld, has been coming from her home in the surrounding forest to teach crochet workshops or tell family-friendly mythical stories at the visitor center, and up the hill past the mine is a trail that passes several “land art” sculptures - pieces made from natural materials and left to return to nature. Hours vary, so please check they will be open at http://www.rebildcentret.com/billetpriser1