One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Europe, it is situated opposite Linköping Castle, on a site that has been in use as a church since the 11th century.

The cathedral has a significant 16th century altarpiece by Dutch Golden Age painter Maarten van Heemskerck, Crucifixion, a polyptych painted for Sint-Laurenskerk, Alkmaar.

Begun in 1538 and completed in 1542, the artwork was first installed in the church in Alkmaar; the onset of the Reformation led to its removal and in 1581 it was sold.

In 2006, British artist Brian Clarke was commissioned to design six stained glass windows for the north and south porches of the cathedral’s transept: three lancets above the porch entrances on each side. Funded by the Bernhard Risberg Donation Fund, created in 1947 “for the beautification of Linköping Cathedral”, the windows were installed in September 2010.