Red silk velvet, Italy, 15th c. Gold embroidery, late 15th century but re-worked in 17th century. Velvet brocade in red and gold. Italy, late 15th c. Pieced together in 17th century from liturgical vestments. Three chausubles. On left , one depicting on top of orphrey St. Italian white silk velvet with pomegranate design, late 15th c. Swedish embroidery, late 15th c.
In center , chausuble with orphrey depcting Cucifixion. Velvet brocade in red and gold, Italy, late 15th c. On right , chausuble depicting on the orphrey the Nativity, above St. John the Baptist and St. Velvet brocade in violet and gold, Italian, late 15th c. Originally decorated with additional precious stones, including pearls and turquoise. Brocade fragment detail. Dark blue warp-faced satin, asymmetrical design of palmettes and foliage. China, 14th c. Textile fragment.
The only surviving medieval gala dress. Italian gold brocade with pomegranate pattern in gold on purple silk background. Carbon dated Karl X Gustav took it from the queen's tomb at Roskilde Denmark in and brought it as war booty to Sweden, where the royal family gave it to the cathedral in Uppsala has a long history. Development of the new Uppsala. The Uppsala of today is a modern city. Quick facts. Number of residents in the municipality: approx. Notable people from Uppsala. Alva Myrdal, diplomat, cabinet minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Anders Celsius, scientist and astronomer best known for the Celsius temperature scale used in thermometers throughout the world Bror Hjorth, artist Carl Linnaeus, botanist who created a system for biological classification and naming, the basis of which is still used today throughout the scientific world.
Good to know. This site uses cookies to enhance your experience. During this time, the system of student nations was imported from the medieval universities on the continent. It meant that students from the same region joined together in order to help each other and to have fun. This system is still in existence. During the s and s the University was dominated by Olof Rudbeck. Originally trained as a physician, Rudbeck was an extremely versatile scholar and was a person who enjoyed exercising power.
Among his achievements is the remarkable anatomical theatre which he had erected on top of the Gustavianum, the then new university building. Today this edifice houses a museum of the history of science and ideas - Museum Gustavianum. Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who became a professor at Uppsala in after studying here and in Holland, is the name that dominates the 18th century.
Because of him, many students from all over Europe came to Uppsala. He sent his own students on research expeditions to various parts of the world, e. Japan, South Africa, and Australia. Thus, by the middle of the 18th century, there was a flowering of the natural sciences at Uppsala. Also deserving mention in addition to Linnaeus are such scholars as Anders Berch, the economist, Anders Celsius, the astronomer who constructed the most widely used thermometer, and Torbern Bergman, the chemist.
One of the ways he demonstrated this interest was by donating to the University the extensive garden which belonged to the Royal Castle of Uppsala. Since then this garden has been known as the Botanical Garden. A building with an impressive colonnade, which still adorns the garden, was erected there in memory of Linnaeus and in honour of Gustav III.
Previously, the students had been a rather anonymous group, but under the influence of the teachings of the French Revolution and with the growing importance, independence and self-esteem of the educated upper middle class, students gradually became more and more involved in political issues and also counted more and more in public opinion.
Inside, you'll find a different take on the Virgin Mary. This eerily lifelike statue from , called "Mary The Return ," captures Jesus' mother wearing a scarf and timeless garb. In keeping with the Protestant spirit, this version of Mary is shown not as an exalted queen, but as an everywoman, saddened by the loss of her child and seeking solace — or answers — in the church.
This cathedral likely sees more tourists than worshipers. Before the year , Sweden was a Lutheran state, with the Church of Sweden as its official religion. Until , Swedes with one Lutheran parent automatically became members of the church at birth. Now you need to choose to join the church, and although the culture is nominally Lutheran, few people attend services regularly. While church is handy for Christmas, Easter, marriages, and burials, Swedes are more likely to find religion in nature, hiking in the vast forests or fishing in one of the thousands of lakes or rivers.
Facing the cathedral is the university's oldest surviving building, the Gustavianum , with a bulbous dome that doubles as a sundial. Today it houses a well-presented museum that features an anatomical theater, a cabinet filled with miniature curiosities, and Anders Celsius' thermometer.
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