Linköpings slotts - och domkyrkomuseum

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The history of the city, the foundation, the cathedral and the castle is told. Follow our knowledgeable guides down to the medieval well.
The building's 900-year history and transformation from a bishop's castle via a royal palace to the county governor's residence through 3-D models where you travel in time at the touch of a button.

It tells the story of the city, the diocese, the cathedral and the castle. Follow our knowledgeable guides down to the medieval well. In our treasury you can see church silver and unique textiles from the late 1300s and onwards. Here you will also find a unique digitized reliquary box from the Middle Ages that you can explore on your own. It also tells the story of Sweden's last civil war, the "Battle of Stångebro", and its aftermath, which culminated in the Linköping bloodbath in the spring of 1600. Here you will also meet Bishop Hans Brask and King Gustav Vasa, who took over the palace and visited Linköping several times to mark the 500th anniversary of Gustav Vasa's election as King of Sweden