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The cathedral was also the coronation church for many of Sweden's kings and queens until 1719. [12] [13] It was the site of celebrating coronations from the Middle Ages until the end of the 17th century. [14] Stockholm's Cathedral Storkyrkan became the official coronation church. Uppsala Cathedral during the renovation and changes by Zettervall
The former altarpiece of Uppsala Cathedral, currently in Gustaf Vasa Church, Stockholm. Precht was born in 1651 in Bremen, Germany.His father was a sculptor and so was his elder brother Christian Precht [], to whom he was apprenticed in Hamburg in 1666, [1] who was also a wood carver who had worked on the organ of St. Jacobi in Hamburg.
The most outstanding building in Uppsala is the Domkyrka (Uppsala Cathedral), Scandinavia's largest church building (118.70 m (389.44 ft) high). Together with Uppsala Castle it has dominated Uppsala's skyline since its construction in the 13th century and can be seen from a long distance outside the city, other tall buildings being rare.
The cathedral of Uppsala, the most important church of Sweden and the largest in Scandinavia, was built by the French architect Etienne de Bonnuille in 1287. It was a masterpiece of the Gothic style, and is a monument of what Catholic art and Catholic self-sacrifice were able to create under the leadership of zealous archbishops and prelates.
Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. ... Uppsala Cathedral, Sture chancel, wrought iron grilles, 1777 ... tower and altar set-up, 1778, the tower built in 1780 ...
The runestone was first depicted in 1643, then under the Uppsala Cathedral foundation wall. Before the historic nature of runestones was understood, it was common practice to use them as building material in the construction of buildings, roads, and bridges. During the 1850s, the stone was removed from the wall of the cathedral.
Gamla Uppsala, the centre of worship in Sweden until the temple was destroyed in the late 11th century.. Rudolf Simek says that, regarding Adam of Bremen's account of the temple, "Adam's sources for this information are of extremely varying reliability, but the existence of a temple at Uppsala is undisputed."
This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2013) Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of churches in the Swedish province of Uppland. The list does not include chapels or church ruins. Churches in Stockholm municipality are listed in a ...