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22.06.2020
The House of Peace Fredens Hus is a non-profit association that has been working in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld since 2006 and has offices in Uppsala Castle. The House of Peace is a gathering place for peace, human rights and opportunity. Through exhibitions, projects and educational activities...
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22.06.2020
Upplandsmuseet Upplandsmuseet is the county museum of Uppsala County, Sweden. The institution is responsible for preservation and conducting research in the area of the cultural history and archaeology of the county, including the city of Uppsala (parts of the historical province of Uppland, from...
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22.06.2020
Disagarden Disagården, an open-air museum in Gamla Uppsala outside Uppsala in Uppsala County (Uppland). The object belongs to the Uppland Museum and consists of houses from the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, which together give an idea of what a mountain village might have looked like in...
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22.06.2020
University of Uppsala Botanical Garden The University of Uppsala Botanical Garden, near Uppsala Castle, is the principal botanical garden belonging to Uppsala University. It was created on land donated to the university in 1787 by Sweden's King Gustav III, who also laid the cornerstone of Linneanum, its orangery....
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22.06.2020
Linnaean Garden The Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus' Garden is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University in Sweden. It has been restored and is kept as an 18th-century botanical garden, according to the specifications of Carl Linnaeus. The garden was originally planned and...
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22.06.2020
The Linnaeus Museum The Linnaeus Museum is a biographical museum in the Linnaean Garden in Uppsala, Sweden, dedicated to the 18th century botanist Carl Linnaeus. It is run by the Swedish Linnaeus Society. The house was built by Olaus Rudbeck in 1693 and served as official residence for employees at...
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22.06.2020
Carolina Rediviva Carolina Rediviva is the main building of the Uppsala University Library in Uppsala, Sweden. The building was begun in 1820 and completed in 1841. The original architect was Carl Fredrik Sundvall. Later additions to the building have been designed by Axel Johan Anderberg and Peter...
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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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