Editing Uppsala (section)

== Museums and sights ==
[[File:Linneanum orangery, Botaniska Trädgården, Uppsala.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala)|The Botanical Garden]] at Uppsala Castle]]
The Fyris river (Fyrisån) neatly divides the city into two different parts: the historic quarter to the west of the river and the modern administrative, residential and commercial city centre to the east. Most of the historical sights and university buildings are in the western part, with a medieval street layout, river views and parks and dominated by the cathedral.

The most outstanding building in Uppsala is the ''Domkyrka'' ([[Uppsala Cathedral]]), Scandinavia's largest church building ({{convert|118.70|m|2|abbr=on}} high). Together with Uppsala Castle it has dominated Uppsala's skyline since its construction in the 13th century and can be seen from a long distance outside the city, other tall buildings being rare.

Facing the west end of the cathedral is the ''[[Gustavianum]]'', built in 1625 to be the main building of the university, and served as such through most of the 19th century. It contains the Museum of Nordic Antiquities, the Victoria Museum (of Egyptian antiquities) and the university's cultural history collections. It also houses a perfectly preserved 17th-century anatomical theatre (used in its time for public dissections). Next to Gustavianum is the 18th century [[Archbishop's Palace, Uppsala|Archbishop's Palace]], the official residence of the Lutheran [[Archbishop of Uppsala]] and the primate of the Church of Sweden.

Across the street from the Gustavianum in the University Park stands the [[University Hall (Uppsala University)|University Hall]], erected in 1879–86 in Italian [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance style]]. The [[Uppsala University Coin Cabinet]] is located in the university main building.
[[File:Uppsala slott-2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Uppsala Castle]]]]
Not far from the university stands the [[Uppsala University Library]] (''Carolina Rediviva''), the largest library in Sweden, with over 5 million volumes and some 60,000 manuscripts. The building was built in 1820–41.

On a circa 35-metre high hill to the southwest of the University Library stands ''[[Uppsala Castle]]''. Its construction was initiated in 1549 by King [[Gustav Vasa]], founder of the [[House of Vasa|Vasa royal dynasty]]. Today the castle holds several museums, among them the regional art museum, and is the residence of the [[List of Uppsala Governors|Uppsala County Governor]] (''landshövding'').

There are several [[botanical garden|botanical museums]] in Uppsala related to the world-famous 18th century botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus; the [[Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala)|Botanic Garden]] next to the castle, the [[Linnaean Garden]] in the city centre, and [[Linnaeus Hammarby]], Linnaeus' summer house in the countryside village of Danmarks Hammarby south of the city.

{{convert|5|km|0|abbr=off}} north of Uppsala city lies ''[[Gamla Uppsala]]'' (Old Uppsala), the location of the pre-Christian settlement of Uppsala which later provided the new name for the medieval settlement further south. There are few remains, with the exception of several huge burial mounds of pre-Christian monarchs and the previous cathedral from 1164 A.D., traditionally said to be built over the old [[Temple at Uppsala|heathen temple]] (and recent archaeological investigations seems to support this notion). The site was a major religious centre in Scandinavia in pre-Christian times. After the old cathedral church burned down around 1240 it was only partially restored to a more modest size as it no longer was the seat of the Archbishop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raa.se/cms/extern/se_och_besoka/gamla_uppsala.html |title=Gamla Uppsala – Riksantikvarieämbetet |publisher=Raa.se |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=11 October 2009 |archive-date=27 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527052622/http://www.raa.se/cms/extern/se_och_besoka/gamla_uppsala.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Gamla Uppsala Museum exhibits archeological finds made during excavations in Gamla Uppsala and related finds from other parts of [[Uppland]], as well as exhibitions on the history of the site itself.