Linkoping Cathedral

Linkoping Cathedral is one of the must see place in Linkoping , It has a rich history associated with it and sheer size of the cathedral is awe inspiring. The current church is 800 years old but there were many others before it in the same place. You can read more about it in Wikipedia. As far as I can see Swedes are not that much into religion and unlike in Sri Lanka where we go to church only for mass Swedes use the church more as place where the community can gather.
At the entrance you can see the tree of life made out of silve , bronze and glass. There are leaflets nearby explaining the meaning of the different parts. You can see a picture of tree of life below this post. Then there are family crests of noble families hanged in the walls and all of them are very beautiful and has lot of meaning and history associated with them. Then there is crowns and seals used by noble families. Near the altar you can find the Maria window in the cathedral which is a beautiful artwork done by glass. Usually there are different kinds of exibitions held in the cathedral and you can see different sorts of artwork in church walls if you go on such a day. When it comes to places to see in Linkoping this is a must see one.