Västerås Cathedral

To the north of the Stora Torg in Våsterås stands the Cathedral, a Gothic brick church built on the foundations of a Romanesque predecessor and consecrated in 1271 (much later alteration; restored 1959-61). The 103m/338ft high tower was added by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger in 1694.

In the square in front of the Cathedral can be seen a bronze statue by Carl Milles of Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius (d. 1646), who founded the Grammar School and the Diocesan Library (east of the Cathedral), which is now combined with the Provincial Library. Opposite the Cathedral is the old Bishop's Palace.