Frauenfeld, Switzerland
13th century
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1419
Arbon, Switzerland
13th century
Diessenhofen, Switzerland
12th century
Salenstein, Switzerland
1546
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
11th century
Gottlieben, Switzerland
1251
Amriswil, Switzerland
13th century
Mammern, Switzerland
13th century
Hüttwilen, Switzerland
c. 1200
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
15th century
Stettfurt, Switzerland
13th century
Wigoltingen, Switzerland
16th century
Herdern, Switzerland
13th 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.