Details
Founded: 1816Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Sweden
Historical period: Union with Norway and Modernization (Sweden)
User Reviews
The wooden bridge named after Carl XII, the King of Sweden, was completed in 1816. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful bridges in Sweden. It was designed by Olov Forsgren. The bridge and the surroundings are part of a national heritage area that is protected by Sweden's Environmental Code.
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.