Sofia, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
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2nd century AD
Silistra, Bulgaria
106 AD
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3rd century AD
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
101-106 AD
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1st century AD
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1st century AD
Archar, Bulgaria
4th century BC
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3rd century AD
Mezdra, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Pleven, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Popovo, Bulgaria
308-324 AD
Silistra, Bulgaria
c. 350 AD
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1st century AD
Montana, Bulgaria
1st century AD
Kozloduy, Bulgaria
1st century AD
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.