Gustav I Vasa built Uppsala Castle after the Dacke War, and work began in 1549 on an esker called Kasåsen. The article describes it as a Renaissance castle with defensive features, including two bastions on the west side. The planned U-shaped layout was never finished, and the northern wing was never built. Franciscus Pahr was hired after the fire of 1572 and died in 1580. Later monarchs, including John III, shaped it further.
A city-wide fire in 1702 damaged the south wing again. Carl Hårleman was commissioned for a rebuild from 1743 to 1762, though his plans were only partly realized. The southeast tower was completed in 1815 as a county prison.
Today it houses the Uppsala County governor's residence, the Uppsala Art Museum and the Uppsala Castle Museum, which opened on May 17, 2025.
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