Linnéträdgården

Uppsala


A reconstructed version of Sweden’s oldest botanical garden – Linné’s playground – with more than 1300 species ­arranged according to the system he invented.


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1. Linnémuseet

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2. Upplandsmuseet

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Upplandsmuseet, in an 18th-century watermill, houses county collections of folk art, music and the history of Uppsala from the Middle Ages onwards, as…

3. Domkyrka

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The Gothic Domkyrka dominates the city and is Scandinavia's largest and tallest church, with towers soaring 119m. The interior is imposing, with the…

4. Domkyrka Treasury

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5. Museum Gustavianum

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6. Rune Stones

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7. Carolina Rediviva bibliotek

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8. Fredens hus

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