Uppsala Astronomical Observatory
ObservatoryThe Uppsala Astronomical Observatory (UAO), Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) is the oldest astronomical observatory in Sweden. It was founded in 1741, though there was a professorial chair of astronomy at the University of Uppsala from 1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the 1480s.
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Uppsala Cathedral
Church in Uppland, Sweden
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Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1976 107
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Uppland Runic Inscription 934
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Upplandsmuseet
Katedralskolan, Uppsala
Gymnasium in Sweden
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Gotlands nation
Student nation of Uppsala University
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Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1976;104
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Fjellstedt School
Former private boarding school in Uppsala, Sweden