Gouda, Netherlands
1485
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1837-1841
Eindhoven, Netherlands
1861-1867
Groningen, Netherlands
13th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
1039-1048
Hague, Netherlands
15th century
Maastricht, Netherlands
11th century
Utrecht, Netherlands
12th century
Nijmegen, Netherlands
c. 1000 AD
Utrecht, Netherlands
c. 1040
Arnhem, Netherlands
1450
Zwolle, Netherlands
1406-1466
Maastricht, Netherlands
1914-1916
Dordrecht, Netherlands
1285
Nijmegen, Netherlands
16th century
Middelburg, Netherlands
1127
Alkmaar, Netherlands
1470-1498
Deventer, Netherlands
1450-1525
Deventer, Netherlands
1198-1209
Utrecht, Netherlands
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.