Uppsala Cathedral (In Swedish: Uppsala domkyrka) is a cathedral located in the city central of Uppsala, Sweden. Dated back to the late 13th century with a height of 118.7 m the Uppsala Cathedral is the tallest church building in Scandinavia. Originally built under Roman Catholicism and used for coronations of the Swedish monarch, since the Protestant Reformation, it has been controlled by the Lutheran Church of Sweden. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. The cathedral took more than a century to complete and when inaugurated in 1435 under archbishop Olaus Laurentii, the cathedral was not completely finished. It was dedicated to Saint Lawrence, highly cherished in all of Sweden at that time; Saint Eric, the patron of Sweden (though never canonised by the Roman Catholic Church); and Saint Olaf, the patron of Norway. It was completed within the following decades.
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| The Uppsala Cathedral from the City of Uppsala |
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| Up-close of the hundreds of years old of architectural value |
On the right, a crystal ice orb, carved by someone in the afternoon
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| The Night View of the Cathedral |
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| As you enter this holy area, you will be awed with it's long and tall nave |
The interior ceiling and walls of the cathedral were decorated in neo-Gothic style. Some depictions, such as one of the Reformation's Martin Luther, added figures beyond the cathedral's medieval heritage. Large portions of cement additions by Zettervall to the exterior structure of the cathedral were removed decades later as they adversely affected the building's fabric.
The beautiful ceiling of the Uppsala Cathedral
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| The place where the Bishop resides aka the episcopal see, if I am not wrong. |
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| Up close of the episcopal see |
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| The Episcopal See |
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| The lists of Pastors of Uppsala Cathedral since the 13th century |
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| The List of Archbishops of Uppsala Cathedral since the 12th century |
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| Nearly every floor shows similiar name carvings, could be where they were being buried. For example this is perhaps a famous Professor from Uppsala University, the oldest university in Sweden. |
A number of Swedish kings and notable people were buried inside the cathedral:
- Gustav Vasa, 15th century, King of Sweden.
- John III of Sweden (son of Gustav Vasa) and his wife Catherine Jagiellon.
- Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century world-renowned botanist.
- Olaus Rudbeck, famous Swedish polymath and one of the discoverers of the lymphatic system (He also wrote Atlantica, a book in which he attempted to demonstrate that all peoples of the world originated in Sweden, and that Uppsala was the lost Atlantis).
- Emanuel Swedenborg, 18th century scientist and mystic. He was not originally interred here, but his remains were transported to Uppsala from England in 1908.
- Nathan Söderblom, 19th-20th century notable archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
- Eric the Saint, 12th century king and national saint.
- Laurentius Petri, Sweden's first Lutheran archbishop.
- Relics of Saint Bridget (Heliga Birgitta) were placed in the chapel of Saint Eric and Bridget's parents.
- Folke Johansson Ängel, Archbishop of Uppsala (1267–1277)
- Sources: Wikipedia (2012)
One of the many sarcophagus in the Cathedral which contains the body of famous Swedish Kings, Saints etc
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| A Sarcophagus of Bengt Oxenstierna, google his name for more info |
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| A Sarcophagus of the Count Magnvs Stenbock |
