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There is a Hall of the State council in the castle of Uppsala now. There is also a residence of the mayor. In the right wing of the castle - the Museum of arts. You can see temporary exhibitions, giving a review of historical events in Sweden, graphic art from the beginning of the XVIth - till nowadays are exhibited, and also a fine collection of portraits of the first half of the XXth.
There is an university collection of products of painting, a collection of wax figures. It's an original Historical museum where generating in suits, color and music the most significant events of the last years.
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 Uppsala Castle seen from
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Uppsala konstmuseum: Uppsala's museum of art. Features Swedish painting and drawing as well as ceramic sculptures from Uppsala-Ekeby. They're the ones who arrange guided tours inside the castle. Open Tuesday-Friday 12pm-4pm, Saturday/Sunday 11am-17pm and the first Wednesday every month 12pm-8pm (free entrance 4pm-8pm).
Vasaborgen: the oldest part of the castle. Open during Summer 11am-4pm (English tours at 2pm), by booked guided tours the rest of the year.
Fredsmuseum: the newest museum, with their exposition War & Peace, in which they bring up questions about hate, war, peace and conflicts in the world. Open Wednesdays 12pm-6pm, Saturday/Sunday 12pm-4pm. Directions: A 15'ish-minute walk from the Central Station. Walking distance from Stora Torget, close to the Cathedral.
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The castle was built a typical Vasa castle which you can see from its round towers. Today, you can go for guided tours of the most historic parts but the castle and its battlements but it also houses parts of the university literature departments as well as the Uppsala Art Museum (responsible for the tours). The museum has a mix of art but sketches etc. by the famous local painter Bruno Liljefors belongs to the major exhibits. Leave a Comment Directions: Bus to the university library ("Carolina") where you cannot miss it.
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 Castle tower by Maline
It is being repainted in a lighter color,to look more like the color it was originally, several hundred years ago.
Here is a close up of one of the towers in this new light-apricot-shade.
As of summer of 2005 the whole castle is now redone and painted in this new colour. Leave a Comment
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 Uppsala Castle with Cathedral
in background by Ken_Weaver
The castle also has a nice gift shop and a restaurant Directions: On the hill overlooking the cathedral
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On Styrbiskop bastion just next to the castle there is a belltower with the Gunilla bell. Gunilla was the wife of King Johan III (16th century) , and she was the one who donated the bell to the chapel in the castle. The bell was later moved to its previous place. At 9 o'clock every day the bell strikes. Leave a Comment
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Uppsala Slott is the light pink coloured fortress/castle up on the hill on Ovre Slottsgatan. Inside it is the Uppsala Kunstmuseum with art exhibits from the university's collection. It shut just as I arrived so I couldnt get in to see but I did enjoy the walk right around the entire castle to admire the architecture, gardens and views over the town.
Down in the town are lovely views up to the castle - a good example is from the gardens near the canal which make a nice foreground with the small lake and its birds swimming about on it. Leave a Comment
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On one of the bastions of the castle there is the Bell of Gunnila, a gift, made to the castle by the second wife of the king Johan III.
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Once again constructed in 1744 after a fire of 1702 the castle was also a fortress.
The castle has two bastions - Sturbiskope and Gresgorten. There are premises and smart halls between bastions.
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