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Uppsala Cathedral

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Uppsala Cathedral stands between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the center of Uppsala, Sweden, and serves the Church of Sweden's Evangelical Lutheran tradition as the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, primate of Sweden. It is the burial site of King Eric IX, who became the nation's patron saint, and was traditionally the site of the coronation of new Kings of Sweden.

Facts
Building Type
Cathedral 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Uppsala Municipality, Sweden 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1287 2
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
118.7 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Cathedral 1
Connections

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Cathedral, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Source Uppsala Cathedral - Wikipedia

Uses Element

Source Uppsala Cathedral - Wikipedia
Source Uppsala Cathedral - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
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1. Uppsala Cathedral - Wikipedia
  • standing status determination, wikipedia summary
    A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Evangelical-Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field
    Uppsala Cathedral (Swedish: Uppsala domkyrka ) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Evangelical-Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King Eric IX (c. 11
  • In Style: Gothic Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Gothic
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia lead
    The cathedral's principal construction material is brick but the pillars and many details are of Gotland limestone.
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Wikipedia lead
    The cathedral's principal construction material is brick but the pillars and many details are of Gotland limestone.
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2. Uppsala Cathedral (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1287)
    Wikidata item Q850042, property P571: 1287
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 118.7
    Wikidata item Q850042, property P2048 (height): 118.7 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
    Wikidata item Q850042, property P131/P17 (location): Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
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