Garde Church is a medieval church in Garde on the Swedish island of Gotland. It was built in stages during the Middle Ages. The oldest part is the nave and the base of the tower, while the most recently constructed part is the large chancel. A large renovation was carried out in the 1960s. Garde Church together with its cemetery and its four lychgates constitute one of the most well-preserved medieval church ensembles in Sweden.
Garde Church, view from the south east
Western (main) lychgate
Northern lychgate
Southern lychgate
A lychgate or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Newfoundland, the Upland South and Texas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
A lych gate in Ceredigion, Wales, decorated for a wedding
Lych gate, St George's church, Beckenham, South London, said to be the oldest in England
A traditional English lychgate
Millennium lychgate at Lenton, Lincolnshire