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Friday Night in Uppsala – Sweden’s 4th Largest City
I read somewhere Uppsala has an Amsterdam vibe over it – probably because of the river and the many cyclists. But for me very different – the river is wild, almost like a rapid, while the cyclists are much more relaxed. Uppsala is a university city, and has for a long time been a center for intellectuals and science. The church in the background is the main Uppsala landmark building – the Uppsala Cathedral - the largest in Scandinavia with towers reaching 118.70 metres. I especially came to Uppsala to see the book treasury the "Silver bible" (Codex Argenteus), but very disappointing as a supposedly semi red day the library closed early. But as blue hour location Uppsala came out as a positive surprise.
Wikipedia: Uppsala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵpːˈsɑːla]; older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden. It had 140,454 inhabitants in 2010. Located 71 km (44.1 miles) north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia.
Friday Night in Uppsala – Sweden’s 4th Largest City
I read somewhere Uppsala has an Amsterdam vibe over it – probably because of the river and the many cyclists. But for me very different – the river is wild, almost like a rapid, while the cyclists are much more relaxed. Uppsala is a university city, and has for a long time been a center for intellectuals and science. The church in the background is the main Uppsala landmark building – the Uppsala Cathedral - the largest in Scandinavia with towers reaching 118.70 metres. I especially came to Uppsala to see the book treasury the "Silver bible" (Codex Argenteus), but very disappointing as a supposedly semi red day the library closed early. But as blue hour location Uppsala came out as a positive surprise.
Wikipedia: Uppsala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵpːˈsɑːla]; older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden. It had 140,454 inhabitants in 2010. Located 71 km (44.1 miles) north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia.