Riga, Latvia
14th century
Riga, Latvia
1497-1515
Cēsis, Latvia
1209
Sigulda, Latvia
1214
Edole, Latvia
1264-1267
Bauska, Latvia
1443-1456
Ventspils, Latvia
1290s
Jaunpils, Latvia
1301
Straupe, Latvia
13th century
Milzkalne, Latvia
16th century
Dundaga, Latvia
Late 13th century
Daugavpils, Latvia
1772-1878
Tukums, Latvia
1277
Jēkabpils, Latvia
1255-1297
Lauciene, Latvia
14th century
Alsunga, Latvia
1372
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.