Helsinki, Finland
1830-1852
Helsinki, Finland
1862-1868
Helsinki, Finland
1969
Helsinki, Finland
1826
Tampere, Finland
1824-1825
Turku, Finland
1400-1410
Helsinki, Finland
1888-1891
Porvoo, Finland
1410-1420
Helsinki, Finland
1864
Helsinki, Finland
1908-1912
Tampere, Finland
1896-1899
Hämeenlinna, Finland
1792–1798
Rauma, Finland
1515-1520
Naantali, Finland
1443-1462
Tampere, Finland
1902-1907
Oulu, Finland
1777 (restored 1832)
Lappeenranta, Finland
1785
Tampere, Finland
1510-1530
Helsinki, Finland
1858-1860
Hamina, Finland
1841-1843
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.