Charleroi, Belgium
1936
Tienen, Belgium
14th century
Amiens, France
1406-1410
Veurne, Belgium
1628
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
13th century
Lier, Belgium
1369/1740
Tielt, Belgium
1773
Dendermonde, Belgium
1337
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
14th century
Menen, Belgium
1782
Abbeville, France
1209
Diksmuide, Belgium
1428
Thuin, Belgium
17th century
Zoutleeuw, Belgium
1231
Herentals, Belgium
1534
Roeselare, Belgium
1769-1771
Eeklo, Belgium
17th century
Cambrai, France
1447
Lo-Reninge, Belgium
1565-1566
Gembloux, Belgium
12th century
Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.
Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.
There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.