Gamla Uppsala museum

Coordinates: 59°53′51.9″N 17°38′1.06″E / 59.897750°N 17.6336278°E / 59.897750; 17.6336278
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Gamla Uppsala museum
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Established2000; 24 years ago (2000)
LocationGamla Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Coordinates59°53′51.9″N 17°38′1.06″E / 59.897750°N 17.6336278°E / 59.897750; 17.6336278
Visitors28 976 (2016)[1]
Websitewww.raa.se, www.raa.se/in-english/

Gamla Uppsala museum is a

historical museum in Gamla Uppsala, in the northern part of Uppsala, Sweden
. [2]

The museum is oriented towards the

medieval Sweden between approximately the 5th and the 13th centuries, housing the famous pagan Temple at Uppsala and several large burial mounds. The museum building was designed by architect Carl Nyrén (1917– 2011). The museum opened in 2000 and is run by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Swedish:Riksantikvarieämbetet).[1][3]

Gallery

  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Exhibition hall upstairs
    Exhibition hall upstairs
  • Exhibition hall downstairs
    Exhibition hall downstairs
  • View of Gamla Uppsala mounds
    View of Gamla Uppsala mounds

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Riksförbundet Sveriges museer (January 13, 2017). ”Landets museer slog nytt besöksrekord 2016”. (Swedish) (Retrieved February 21, 2017)
  2. ^ "Gamla Uppsala". Riksantikvarieämbetet. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Carl Nyrén". Nyréns Arkitektkontor. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

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