Liberiet
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Liberiet, a medieval brick building, next to the Lund Cathedral | |
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Architectural style | Brick Gothic |
| Location | Kyrkogatan 4, Lund |
| Coordinates | 55°42′13.1″N 13°11′38.1″E / 55.703639°N 13.193917°E |
| Year built | 15th century |
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Liberiet is a building in central Lund, Sweden, just south of Lund Cathedral. Originally used as a library, the building was built in the 15th century. Today it serves as a pilgrimage center.
History
The building has a long history linked to the Cathedral, but we do not know exactly when it was built; it is estimated to have been constructed during the second half of the 15th century. At that time, the Liberiet building served as the cathedral chapter’s library. The name comes from the Danish word “liberi,” meaning “collection of books” or library. This is the only one of all the buildings that surrounded the Cathedral in the Middle Ages that remains today. After the university was founded in 1668, the building was taken over that same year and was then used by the Faculty of Philosophy as a classroom. For a long time afterward, the building was known as the Old Academy.[1][2][3]
In 1765, a fencing hall was established on the upper floor. Among others, Pehr Henrik Ling taught students fencing and gymnastics here in the early 1800s.
Renovation
In 1843, C. G. Brunius oversaw a fairly extensive renovation of the Liberiet, which included new windows and the conversion of the fencing hall into a rehearsal hall for the Academic Music Corps.
From 1890 until 1966, the building served as the boiler room for the Cathedral. In 1979, a renovation was carried out under the direction of Ove Hidemark from the Swedish National Heritage Board, after which the building served as a parish hall for the Cathedral Parish and eventually as a pilgrim center.
Starting in 2015, the Liberiet underwent a comprehensive renovation, in part to stabilize the structure.
Accessibility has been improved through the installation of a wheelchair lift and an accessible restroom.
Today, it is a center for spiritual reflection and a pilgrimage center in the Diocese of Lund.[4]
Gallery
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Liberiet
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The Kungsgatan street
References
- ^ "Liberiet". web archive (in Swedish). Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- ^ "Liberiet". Kulturportal Lund (in Swedish). Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ^ Borg, Henrik. "Liberiet" (PDF). Kulturen i Lund (in Swedish). Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ^ "Liberiet". Svenska kyrkan (in Swedish). Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- Carelli, Peter (2007). Det medeltida Skåne. En arkeologisk guidebok. Historiska media. sid. 140-141. ISBN 978-91-85377-91-6
External links
Media related to Liberiet at Wikimedia Commons