Carolina Rediviva is the main building of the
Uppsala University Library
The Uppsala University Library ( sv, Uppsala universitetsbibliotek) at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, consists of 11 subject libraries, one of which is housed in the old main library building, Carolina Rediviva. The library holds books a ...
in
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Located north of the ca ...
,
Sweden
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. 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
Axel Johan Anderberg (November 27, 1860 – March 27, 1937) was a Swedish architect.
He was active from the 1880s to the early 1930s.
Biography
Anderberg was born in Kristianstad in Skåne County, Sweden. Anderberg received his education ...
and
Peter Celsing. The name, literally "Carolina Revived", was given in remembrance of the old ''Academia Carolina'' building, which had functioned as the university library for most of the 18th century (see
Uppsala University Library
The Uppsala University Library ( sv, Uppsala universitetsbibliotek) at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, consists of 11 subject libraries, one of which is housed in the old main library building, Carolina Rediviva. The library holds books a ...
). Carolina Rediviva is the oldest and largest university library building in the country. It is also the site where the ''
Codex Argenteus
The Codex Argenteus (Latin for "Silver Book/Codex") is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript, originally containing part of the 4th-century translation of the Christian Bible into the Gothic language. Traditionally ascribed to the Arian bi ...
'' and the
Cancionero de Upsala are kept.
Exhibition
By the entrance hall of the library there is an exhibition hall where some of the most important objects in the library can be seen. Among the items are the ''
Codex Argenteus
The Codex Argenteus (Latin for "Silver Book/Codex") is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript, originally containing part of the 4th-century translation of the Christian Bible into the Gothic language. Traditionally ascribed to the Arian bi ...
'', the map ''
Carta marina'', and a first edition of
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, Theology, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosophy, natural philosopher"), widely ...
's ''
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. S ...
''.
Gallery
File:Carolina Rediviva (2587195545).jpg, Reading Room A, western view.
File:Carolina Rediviva main reading room.jpg, Reading room A, northern wall.
File:Carolina Rediviva main reading room west wall.jpg, Reading room A, eastern wall.
File:Carolina Rediviva Reading Room A gallery.jpg, Reading room A, balustrade northern wall.
File:Uppsala Carolina Rediviva (interior).JPG
File:Carolina Rediviva library building (Uppsala) interior.jpg, The Book Hall.
File:Carolina Rediviva reading room.jpg, Closed stacks.
Image:Carolina Rediviva during Allt ljus på Uppsala.jpg, Carolina Rediviva during the light-festival ''Allt ljus på Uppsala'' in 2008
See also
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Uppsala University Library
The Uppsala University Library ( sv, Uppsala universitetsbibliotek) at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, consists of 11 subject libraries, one of which is housed in the old main library building, Carolina Rediviva. The library holds books a ...
External links
Uppsala University Library official site
Library buildings completed in 1841
Libraries established in 1841
Uppsala University
Academic libraries in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Uppsala
Terminating vistas
Museums in Uppsala
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