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when this “house of sin” was allowed to be built facing the cathedral. The
theater builders had the last say, finishing their structure with this smart-aleck
devil triumphing (this was a hit with the secular, modern locals).
• Return to the square in front of the cathedral.
Latin Quarter
The higgledy-piggledy old town encompasses the six or eight square blocks
in front of the cathedral and to the right. Latin was never spoken here—the
area was named in the 1960s after the cute, boutique-ish, and similarly
touristy zone in Paris. Though Aarhus' canal strip is the new trendy spot, the
Latin Quarter is still great for shopping, cafés, and strolling. Explore these
streets: Volden (named for the rampart), Graven (moat), and Badstuegade
(“Bath Street”). In the days when fires routinely decimated towns, bath-
houses—with their open fires necessary to heat the water—were located out-
side the walls. Back in the 15th century, finer people bathed monthly, while
everyday riff-raff took their “Christmas bath” once a year.
