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22.06.2020
Uppsala Castle Uppsala Castle (Swedish: Uppsala slott) is a 16th-century royal castle in the historic city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early history, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. The medieval Archbishop's Castle in Uppsala was close to the site of the...
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21.06.2020
Gamla Uppsala museum Gamla Uppsala museum is a historical museum in Gamla Uppsala, in the northern part of Uppsala, Sweden. The museum is oriented towards the Vendel and Viking era history of Gamla Uppsala. Gamla Uppsala was a major religious and cultural...
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19.06.2020
Gustavianum Gustavianum is the oldest standing building of Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997 it is used as the university museum of Uppsala University. History During...
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19.06.2020
Gamla Uppsala Gamla Uppsala is a parish and village outside Uppsala in Sweden. In 2016 it was home to 17,973 people. It was an important religious, economic and political centre already in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. and beyond. Early written sources claim that already in prehistoric times...
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19.06.2020
Skone Art Association Skone Art Association Skåne Art Association was founded in 1904 by members of Skåne artists group. Their current location at Bragegatan 15 in Severde in Malmö serves as a gallery and presents eight exhibitions a year with Swedish and international contemporary...
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18.06.2020
Thottska House Thottska House is the oldest surviving half-timbered house of Malmö on Estergatan, near Drottningtorghet. In the 1970s the house underwent extensive restoration, which meant that most of the wooden houses were replaced by modern building materials. Despite this, the house gives a...
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18.06.2020
The Rosenwinveska house The Rosenwinveska house on Westergatan in Malmö has the oldest surviving paper wallpaper in the Northern region - since the 157s! The house was built at the beginning of the century and is one of the first examples of Renaissance style buildings and finishes in our latitudes. Ann...
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18.06.2020
Malmo Town Hall Malmö Town Hall is a 16th century building that is located in Stortorghet in Malmö. Holy Monastery In the northwestern part of the present-day main square, in the Middle Ages, there was a great monastery of the monastery. The monastery with a church, garden and...
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17.06.2020
The Residence in Malmo The Residence is a building in Stortorghet in Malmö, which houses the residential and representative areas for Governor Skåne. It consists of two houses built, both from the late 16th century. Kungshuset is to the west and Gillenpalm Hass is to the east. History ...
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17.06.2020
The Lion's Pharmacy, Malmo The Lion's Pharmacy or Teschska Palace on the Stortorget in Malmo is one of the brightest buildings in the city from the historical period of the 19th century, erected in 1896 in neo-Renaissance. After the pharmacy market was liberalized in 2009, "Lion" became one of...
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