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Gamla Uppsala. Gamla Uppsala, or Old Uppsala, is an area of historic significance to the region. Located north about 4km from the city of Uppsala, one of the largest collections of burial mounds in Sweden are found here, spanning throughout the centuries. There is a museum in this area highlighting some of the archaeological finds that were ...
Uppsala Cathedral. Diocese. Uppsala. The Cathedral of Uppsala ( Swedish: Uppsala domkyrka ), found in the city of Uppsala, Sweden, was built in the late 13th century. It is at a height and length of 118.7 m is the largest church building in Scandinavia .
The Cathedral Museum, Uppsala, Sweden. The Archbishop of Uppsala, whose see had been created in 1164, moved his residence to the current location in 1273, at which point construction of the cathedral had already begun. The relics of the city's patron St. Erik were at that time moved from the previous cathedral church at Old Uppsala and ...
The Gothic cathedral, the largest such structure in Sweden, dominates the city. Work began on this edifice in the late 13th century but progressed slowly, and not until 1435 was the…. Other articles where Uppsala Cathedral is discussed: Uppsala: …its political primacy to Stockholm, Uppsala has remained a religious centre as the seat of the ...
The construction of the cathedral started ca. 1287, when the archbishopric was moved from Old Uppsala. It took more than a century to complete. When inaugurated in 1435 under archbishop Olaus Laurentii, the cathedral was not completely finished. It was dedicated to Saint Lawrence, Saint Eric and Saint Olaf. It was completed within the following ...
Facts and history of Uppsala. Uppsala is a modern city with a long history, known, among other things, for its two universities, its rich cultural life, its beautiful landscape and as the archbishopric within the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is one of Sweden’s oldest cities. It was known as Östra Aros up until the 13th century, when the name ...
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King Eric IX, who became the patron saint of the nation ...
