UppsalaUppsala, one of the oldest cities of Sweden, is celebrated for its magnificent gothic cathedral, first and largest in Scandinavia university, the Linnaean Garden |
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Gamla UppsalaGamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala) is a large political cebtre of pagan Scandinavia, the capital of Swedish Vikings kingdom, the valuable monument of pre-christian history of Sweden |
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Gamla Uppsala MuseumOn the state-protected territory of Gamla Uppsala operates an ethnographic museum with an exposition, dedicated to traditions and culture of the ancient Vikings |
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Linnaean GardenLinnaean Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe, it was badly damaged in the Uppsala city fire of 1702 and later restored by world-famous botanist Carolus Linnaeus |
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Tomb of King Gustav VasaIn the famous Uppsala cathedral one can see the gilded sarcophagus of the great Swedish king Gustav Vasa, labelled the founder of modern Sweden and the "father of the nation" |
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Uppsala UniversityUppsala University is the oldest high educational institution not only in Sweden, but in all Scandinavia, existing from 1477; one of the most prestigious universities in Europe |