Järlåsa Church

Uppsala, Sweden

Järlåsa Church has had at least two predecessors. The earliest one was a medieval stone church whose ruins still remains c. 500 metres north of the church. At some point it was replaced with a wooden church, which was however in such a bad shape in the 17th century that it was replaced with the presently visible, octagonal church and demolished in the early 18th century.

The church may have been designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder; it was built at the initiative of Baron Gustaf Rosenhane, who is documented with having employed Tessin for other building projects. The main, octagonal church building was built 1672-1688 and inaugurated on 29 June 1688, while the church porch wasn't finished until 1704. Originally the sacristy was a wooden annex but it was replaced with a stone structure in 1766–68.

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Uppsala, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 1672-1688
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Sweden)

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User Reviews

Janne Siltala (12 months ago)
There couldn't be a better atmosphere and history

Anders Förare (2 years ago)
Beautiful acoustics! Beautiful church worth visiting!

Sören Oscarsson (3 years ago)
Nice church. Good instruments are playing.

Hylaeus (3 years ago)
Beautiful, slightly unusually designed church

Eric A.L. Axner (3 years ago)
A wonderful church, quite original and through and through beautiful!

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