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- ↑ Aalborg Kongres og Kultur Center (Aalborghallen) Arkitektur Guide Jylland (2002) via Dansk Arkitekturguide, retrieved 2 April 2013 (in Danish)
- ↑ Jakob Steen Olsen: Cirkusrevyen er Danmarks største fætter-kusinefest Berlingske Tidende, 23 May 2011,
- ↑ "Aalborghallen - Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ Om Aalborg Operafestival Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine aalborgoperafestival.dk (homesite), retrieved 2 April 2013 (in Danish)
- ↑ Keld P. Andersen: Teaterbio i Aalborghallen, Aalborg Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Biografmuseet, retrieved 2 April 2013 (in Danish)
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