Uppsala Cathedral

The Cathedral of Uppsala is the largest church building in Scandinavia, being 118.7 m high. The construction of the cathedral began in 1287, but it would take more than a century to complete the construction. It was inaugurated 1435 under archbishop Olaus Laurentii, but was actually still not completely finished. It was dedicated to the saints Lawrence, a most cherished saint in all of Sweden at that time, Eric the Saint the patron of Sweden, and Saint Olaf the patron of Norway. After completion in the following decades, it has been damaged by fire a couple of times and substantially changed at every restoration, altering its appearance significantly. However, the size and shape of the cathedral has been quite the same over the times.

See also

• Archbishop of Uppsala