Alskog Church
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Alskog Church is a medieval church in Alskog on the Swedish island of Gotland. The church in its entirety dates from the 13th century, with the last additions probably being made c. 1300. A few altera
Alskog Church, view of the exterior
Visby Cathedral
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Visby Cathedral, formally Visby Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral within the Church of Sweden, seat of the Bishop of Visby. It lies in the centre of Visby, the main town on the Swedish island Got
Alskog Church
…and has a vaulted ceiling. The tower is somewhat later but also from the early 13th century. Its portal show similarities with the tower portal of Visby Cathedral. The much larger choir and vestry were added circa 1300. The ambition was probably to rebuild the whole church into a larger, Gothic church, but for…
View from the northeast
Visby Cathedral as it appeared during the first half of the 19th century
The south, Baroque entrance gate
Aerial view of the cathedral from the southeast