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the nave to the massive transept, two more to the choir, and lastly three
to the high-altar. The visitor should observe the handsome Pulpil, the
venerable seven-branched * Candelabrum, the carved Gothic Choir-Stalls, and
the new Frescoes on a gold background, hy Thulin.
Under the transept and choir lies the spacious and imposing <!*Crtpt
(Kraflslyrkan), 121 ft. long, 33 ft. wide, and 13 ft. high, one of the largest
in the world. The vaulting is borne by 24 pillars, and there are ten small
windows in the sides. In the N. arm of the crypt is a large Well,
embellished with satirical figures and inscriptions by Van Duren, a Dutch
master, who lived in Lund between 1513 and 1527. Archbishop Birger (d. 1519)
is buried here. On one of the pillars are the figures of the giant Finn
and his wife, the traditional builders of the church. They were hired by
St. Lawrence to construct the building, and they stipulated either for the
sun and the moon, or for the saint’s own eyes as their reward, unless the
holy man should succeed in guessing the giant’s name. Luckily the saint
overheard the giantess pronounce her husband’s name while she was
lulling her child to sleep, and thus saved h;s eyes. The enraged giant and
his wife thereupon attempted to pull the church down again, but the saint
converted them iuto stone, and their figures still testify to the truth of
the sLry. — The Klockare, who shows the church, lives in the
AdelGatan, at seme distance from the church.
The Old University Buildings (Pl. B, 2; Curia Lundensis), in
the Lundagård, the seat of the university founded hy Charles XI.
in 1668, contain the valuable Library (PL 2) and the Historical
Museum (Pl. 3), comprising the archaeological collections of Prof.
Nilsson. The New University Buildings (PL 1) to the N.W., in the
Greek Renaissance style , were erected in 1878-82 after plans hy
Helgo Zettervall. The university is now attended hy about 800
students. The Tower commands a fine view. With the university is
also connected the Zoological Museum (PL B, 2, 3), where almost
all the Scandinavian vertebrate animals are represented , and the
Botanic Garden (PL C, 2, 3), to the N. of the Lilla Torg, adjoined
hy the Paradislycka with the District Hospital (Länslasarett).
Adjacent to the cathedral is the Tegnérs-Plats, embellished
with a Statue of Esaias Tegnér hy Qvarnström. Here also is
situated the building of the Akademiska Förening (PL 4; B, 2),
of which all the students are members, containing a reading-room
called the lAthenceum’’, a hall-room , and a restaurant. The last
is open to strangers. — Tegnérs House, at the corner of the
Grlhröder-Gata and Kloster-Gata (PL B, 2, 3), is indicated by^a
slab of stone with the inscription, ’■Här bodde Esaias Tegnér
181326’. It was here that the poet composed his Frithjof, Gerda, and
other poems. His study is preserved in the same condition as
during his lifetime, and various memorials of him are shown. On
Oct. 4th, the day on which the poet matriculated at the University,
the students assemble round his statue, and celebrate the day with
processions, songs, and speeches.
The traveller may walk through the promenades on the S. side
of the town, and ascend to the chapel in the Cemetery (PL C, 2, 3)
on the E. side. This point commands a good survey of the fertile
province of Skåne, with the Romeleklinl in the background. To
the S.E. of the town is the Råby Räddnings Institut (Pl. C, 4), a
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