Elvis Presley's Graceland opens in Denmark

The building is almost identical to the original, although it is twice the size to house a shop, restaurant and museum.

Nearly 6,000 Elvis items, from guitars and letters to clothes, will be on display. Organisers hope to attract at least 50,000 visitors a year.

Tourism officials in Randers believe as many as 125,000 Elvis fans could make the trip annually.

The building is the brainchild of Henrick Knudsen, an Elvis fan who has run a museum in Randers for the last 16 years, which already attracts 25,000 visitors a year.

He said the project has the backing of Elvis's widow Priscilla.