Carolina Rediviva

Carolina Rediviva

Carolina Rediviva is the main building of the Uppsala University Library in Uppsala, Sweden. The building was begun in 1820 and completed in 1841. The original architect was Carl Fredrik Sundvall. Later additions to the building have been designed by Axel Johan Anderberg and Peter Celsing. The name, literally "Carolina Revived", was given in remembrance of the old Academia Carolina building, which had functioned as university library for most of the 18th century (see Uppsala University Library). Carolina Rediviva is the oldest and largest university library building in the country. It is also the site where the Codex Argenteus and the Cancionero de Upsala are kept.

Gallery

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  Reading Room A, western view.

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  Reading room A, northern wall.

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  Reading room A, eastern wall.

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  Reading room A, balustrade northern wall.

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  The Book Hall.

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  Closed stacks.

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  Carolina Rediviva during the light-festival Allt ljus på Uppsala in 2008

See also

• Uppsala University Library

External links

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• Uppsala University Library, official site

Coordinates: 59°51′17.94″N 17°37′52.05″E / 59.8549833°N 17.6311250°E / 59.8549833; 17.6311250