Uppsala & Central Sweden - Sweden - page 203

Uppsala Slott was built by Gustav Vasa in the 1550s. It contains the state hall where kings
were enthroned and Queen Kristina abdicated. It was also the scene of a brutal murder in
1567, when King Erik XIV and his guards killed Nils Sture and his two sons, Erik and
Svante, after accusing them of high treason. The castle burned down in 1702 but was re-
built and took on its present form in 1757.
At the castle entrance marked E, the Uppsala Art Museum ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
018-727 24 82; www.uppsala.se/konstmuseum ; adult/child Skr40/free, 4-8pm Wed free;
noon-4pm Tue-Fri, to 4.30pm Sat & Sun Jun-Aug) displays Swedish and international contem-
porary art and ceramics as well as the art-study collection of Uppsala University.

Domkyrka CHURCH

(Cathedral; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.uppsaladomkyrka.se ; Domkyrkoplan; 8am-6pm)
The Gothic Domkyrka dominates the city, just as some of those buried here, including St
Erik, Gustav Vasa and the scientist Carl von Linné, dominated their country. Tours are
available in English at 11am and 2pm Monday to Saturday, 4pm Sunday, in July and
August.
Gustav's funerary sword, silver crown and shiny golden buttons are kept in the treas-
ury ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Domkyrkan; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 12.30-5pm Sun May-Sep) in the
cathedral's north tower, along with a great display of medieval textiles. Particularly fine
are the clothes worn by the three noblemen who were murdered in the castle: they're the
only example of 16th-century Swedish high fashion still in existence. Tours in English
start at 3pm Monday to Saturday in July and August.

Botanical Gardens

GARDENS

( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.botan.uu.se ; Villavägen 6-8; 7am-9pm)
The Botanical Gardens, below the castle hill, show off more than 10,000 species and are
pleasant to wander through. Attractions include the 200-year-old Linnaeum Orangery (
MAP GOOGLE MAP ;

9am-3pm Tue-Fri) and a tropical greenhouse ( GOOGLE MAP ; admis-

sion Skr40) .

Museum Gustavianum MUSEUM