Uppsala University Library, Research library at Uppsala University, Sweden

Carolina Rediviva is the main library of Uppsala University, housed in a neoclassical building from the early 19th century with a symmetrical facade and tall columns. The library holds millions of books, manuscripts, and maps kept across several reading rooms and storage areas.

The library was formally founded by Gustav II Adolf's resolution of 13 April 1620, which gave it an annual grant and the books then kept at Gråmunkeholmen in Stockholm. Its first librarian, Laurentius Tolfstadius, was appointed on 2 May 1638. In 1691 it moved to Gustavianum, which survived the 1702 city fire, and in 1841 it moved into Carolina Rediviva.

The library holds the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century Gothic Bible translation written in gold and silver ink on purple parchment. Visitors can see this object in a dedicated display and get a direct sense of what early written culture in northern Europe looked like.

The library is open to both university members and the general public, though some areas and special collections require a reader's card. Those who want to see the rare objects on permanent display can find them without prior booking near the main entrance area.

The library holds a copy of the Carta Marina, Olaus Magnus's map of the Nordic countries printed in Venice in 1539. The German text wrongly states that only two copies survive; the library's own records describe its copy without giving a number. The map is filled with sea creatures and detailed coastlines.