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Celsiushuset Building, Uppsala

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A building in Uppsala named after Anders Celsius, linked to the history of his astronomical observatory.

This building commemorates Celsius's legacy and his connection to Uppsala's astronomical observatory.

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A yellow three-storey corner building with cream-coloured quoins and a black railing on the flat roof. The sign on the facade reads GULDSMED. A street lamp and a downpipe stand in front, with bare tree branches in the foreground.
Celsiushuset, Uppsala, Sweden.

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What it is

This is a photograph of Celsiushuset, a yellow three-storey corner building in Uppsala, Sweden, with cream-coloured quoins and a black roof railing. It is named in honor of Anders Celsius.

Why it matters

Buildings and street names like this show how communities remember and honor historical figures long after their death. This building connects modern Uppsala to the city's scientific history and Celsius's association with the observatory there.

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  • Why do you think this building was named after Celsius rather than another scientist?
  • What clues in the photograph suggest this is a modern or renovated building rather than an 18th-century structure?
  • How does naming a building after someone differ from other ways of remembering a historical figure?

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A man stands laying a wreath at a grave in Old Uppsala Church during a 1944 commemorative ceremony.Photograph

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Wreath-Laying at Anders Celsius's Grave

Axel Sagerholm · 1944

Line drawing of a long, slender thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and a graduated scale marked with letters and numbers including 150, 125, 100, 75, 50, 25, and 0 along its stem.Artifact

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Celsius Original Thermometer Illustration

Anders Celsius · 1742

A photograph of an inverted thermometer displayed as a valued historical instrument in a meteorology museum.Photograph

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Celsius's Inverted Thermometer in the Uppsala Meteorology Museum

Uppsala-Bild · 1963

Oil painting of a man with powdered white hair in a wig, wearing a dark brown coat with gold buttons and a white cravat, against a dark background with blue-grey tones. He has a slight smile and looks toward the viewer.Painting

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Portrait of Anders Celsius

Olof Arenius · 1733

Celsius House, Former ObservatoryPhotograph

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Celsius House, Former Observatory

Uppsala-Bild · 1964

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