Linnaeus's Hammarby ( sv, Linnés Hammarby) is a
historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
and
mansion, and one of three
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
s belonging to
Uppsala University
Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
The university rose to significance during ...
, located in
Sweden. It is situated about 10 km south-east of Uppsala.
Carl Linnaeus
The manor house Hammarby was the former summer home of
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ...
and his family.
Carl Linnaeus was a scientist and professor at Uppsala University. In 1762 Linnaeus bought the small estate of Hammarby in order to spend his holidays in a quiet place.
Buildings
The main house of Linnaeus has two floors, an attic and a cellar under part of the house. The house is constructed of horizontal logs.
Inside the house, the old wallpaper is distinguished, with flower design in dark red, gold and white. It was probably made c. 1880.
There are two other buildings in the compound. The east wing building housed the bakehouse and brewery. The west wing building probably housed the estate's staff and workers.
Museum
The Linnaeus's Hammarby is a
historic house and gardens museum. In 1935 the museum was declared a historical monument, and is administered by the National Property Board. The estate is currently run by Uppsala University.
See also
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Linnaean Garden
The Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus Garden ( sv, Linnéträdgården) is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, Sweden, and nowadays one of two satellite gardens of the larger University of Uppsala Botanic Garden, the oth ...
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Corydalis nobilis
''Corydalis nobilis'', the Siberian corydalis, is a perennial plant native to Siberia, Xinjiang and Kazakhstan. It was introduced to Europe by Linnaeus, who had asked his friend Erich Laxmann for seeds of '' Lamprocapnos spectabilis'' (old-fashio ...
References
External links
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Botanical gardens of Uppsala University
Manor houses in Sweden
Historic house museums in Sweden
Museums in Uppsala
Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus
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