Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Uppsala, Sweden
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8.3 km
144 m
Explore Uppsala in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in UppsalaIndividual Sights in UppsalaSight 1: Byggmästarparken
Byggmästarparken is a neighbourhood park in Uppsala, Sweden. The decision on what the park should be called was made on 1954-06-18. In 2008, the lighting was renewed to increase safety and the use of the park. In the park there are lawns, trees, flowers and a playground.
Sight 2: Gunsta backar
Gunsta slopes is a park in Uppsala. There is a playground.
Sight 3: Frodeparken
Frodeparken is a park in central Uppsala from the 1930s. It is limited in the northeast by Salagatan and in the southwest by the railway track. There is a playground and flower plantations.
Sight 4: Näckens polska
Näckens polska is a sculpture by Bror Hjorth in Uppsala, designed as a fountain with a six-metre-high sculpture group in the middle. On one side, Näcken is depicted playing the violin. Has a very rough-hewn face with large teeth. On the other side, Huldran is depicted.
Sight 5: Gunnar Leches park
Gunnar Leches Park is a park in central Uppsala, Sweden, close to Uppsala Central Station. It is bounded by Stadshusgatan, Kungsgatan and Olof Palmes plats. The park is named after Uppsala architect Gunnar Leche.
Sight 6: Baptistkyrkan
The Baptist Church is a Christian free church in Uppsala, Sweden, affiliated with the Uniting Church of Sweden. The congregation was founded in 1861 and is thus the oldest free church in Uppsala.
Sight 7: House of Peace
Fredens Hus is a non-profit, politically and religiously independent association that works for peace, human rights and everyone's equal value. The activities are conducted all over Sweden and are mainly aimed at young people. Through exhibitions, projects and educational activities, Fredens Hus works for social sustainability. It is about peace work at the grassroots level to promote gender equality, counteract racism and intolerance and to practice conflict management and active citizenship. The activities are mainly financed through project grants from foundations, authorities and municipalities – but also fundraising from private individuals and companies, as well as through fees from training courses that they conduct. Fredens Hus is a member of Giva Sverige and is under the Swedish Fundraising Control and has a so-called 90-account.
Sight 8: Helga Trefaldighets Kyrka
Helga Trinity Church, also called the Trinity Church and the Bond Church, is a church building in Uppsala diocese. It is the main church in the Helga Trinity Assembly. It is located immediately south of Uppsala Cathedral and thus outside the territory of its congregation.
Sight 9: Gunilla Bell
The Gunilla Bell hangs in the bell tower that sits on top of the bastion Styrbiskop at Uppsala Castle, and has become one of the symbols of the city of Uppsala and its university.
Sight 10: Carolina Rediviva
Book Free Tour*Carolina Rediviva is the main building of the Uppsala University Library in Uppsala, Sweden. The building was begun in 1820 and completed in 1841. The original architect was Carl Fredrik Sundvall. Later additions to the building have been designed by Axel Johan Anderberg and Peter Celsing. The name, literally "Carolina Revived", was given in remembrance of the old Academia Carolina building, which had functioned as the university library for most of the 18th century. Carolina Rediviva is the oldest and largest university library building in the country. It is also the site where the Codex Argenteus and the Cancionero de Upsala are kept.
Sight 11: Botaniska trädgården
The Botanical Garden of Uppsala University, near Uppsala Castle, is the principal botanical garden belonging to Uppsala University. It was created on land donated to the university in 1787 by Sweden's King Gustav III, who also laid the cornerstone of Linneanum, its orangery.
Sight 12: Museum of Evolution
The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in Sweden, and holds Scandinavia's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs. The number of items in today's collection, which spans zoological, paleontological and mineralogical specimens, is approximately 5 million unique pieces, of which only a fraction are exhibited. Expeditions to China in the 20th century unearthed numerous unique paleontological treasures. The museum's collection contains three teeth of the Peking Man, found by paleontologist Otto Zdansky during an expedition to Zhoukoudian in 1921. Due to its large collection of type specimens the museum is an important establishment in the field of biological systematics, and it maintains an active exchange with other scientific institutions worldwide.
Wikipedia: Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University (EN), Website
Sight 13: Bror Hjorths Hus
Bror Hjorths Hus is a museum located in Uppsala, Sweden. The museum is housed in the former studio of sculptor and painter Bror Hjorth (1894–1968).
Sight 14: Fredriksbergsparken
Fredriksbergsparken is a park in Uppsala, Sweden. There is a playground, lime trees and lawns.
Sight 15: Flogstaparken
Flogstaparken is a park in Uppsala, Sweden. There is a children's playground.
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