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389: 425: 138: 413: 373:, the Vice-Chancellor, are held in the Chancellor's room upstairs, and the adjoining suite of rooms is used by the four original faculties of Uppsala University, decorated with portraits of past professors and alumni of Uppsala University. It also contains a minor exhibit on the university's Nobel laureates. The Consistory, the governing body of the university, meets in an ornate board room on the entrance level, which is decorated with portraits of previous monarchs of Sweden from the 401: 354: 25: 316:
The new building brought many advantages to the university, as the previous building Gustavianum only had two unheated lecture rooms. Several of the University Hall lecture rooms are still in use today, notably the Grand Auditorium, which seats 1,800 people. The inscription above the entrance to the
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During the excavations for the building and the University Park, remnants of the foundations for the 14th-century Archbishop's Castle were unearthed, but subsequently buried below the park. Budget problems and the problematic ground conditions, due to the steep incline and castle foundations, caused
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Today, the University Hall is mainly used for lectures, conferences, concerts and ceremonies, as well as formal receptions and consistory meetings. Many of the original administrative and academic functions of the building have been moved to modern buildings since the 19th century as the university
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in France, Italy and Germany and the university building became the largest of his works and the most well-known, counting among the foremost examples of this architectural style in Sweden and Scandinavia. The building contract was awarded to the C H Hallström building company.
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university library building. The chosen site for the new building was previously occupied by a riding exercise court belonging to the university. Planning and construction took place during a 10-year period, with the winning proposal designed by
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Between 1996 and 2001, the building underwent a major renovation during which the paintwork in the entrance hall was restored to the original 19th century colors, which had been painted over during the 1970s.
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has grown, but the University Hall retains its status as the formal main building. The building also houses a significant part of Uppsala University's extensive art collection and the
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As the building is still in use by the university, some of the rooms are normally inaccessible to the general public. Formal receptions for guests of the
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Before the completion of the present building, the main lecture hall of the university had been housed in the nearby
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delays and redesigns during the construction period. The building was finally inaugurated by King
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Arkeologisk schaktningsövervakning. Universitetsparken. Lämningar efter ärkebiskopsborgen.
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Universitetshuset i Uppsala 1887-1987 : en jubileumsbok.
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59°51′27″N 17°37′46″E / 59.857558°N 17.629444°E / 59.857558; 17.629444
Herman Teodor Holmgren
Uppsala University
Uppsala
Sweden
University Park
Uppsala Cathedral
Beaux-Arts style
Herman Teodor Holmgren
Carolina Rediviva
Uppsala University Library
Gustavianum
Gustavianum
Carolina Rediviva
Herman Teodor Holmgren
Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander
Beaux-Arts architecture

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