Amsterdam, Netherlands
1408
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1213
Utrecht, Netherlands
1023/1254
Amsterdam, Netherlands
14th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
1279
Delft, Netherlands
1396
Groningen, Netherlands
13th century
Haarlem, Netherlands
1479
Rotterdam, Netherlands
1449-1525
Maastricht, Netherlands
11th century
Maastricht, Netherlands
14th century
Breda, Netherlands
1410
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
1340
Delft, Netherlands
1246
Gouda, Netherlands
1485
Groningen, Netherlands
13th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
1039-1048
Hague, Netherlands
15th century
Maastricht, Netherlands
11th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
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.