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Founded: 17th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Sweden
Historical period: Swedish Empire (Sweden)
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Grensholm history dates from the 1400s and the chapel was built in the late 1500s. The current main building was probably built in the late 1600s and restored with a new floor in the mid-1700s. Two wings were also added then. The castle is named after statesman Magnus Gren (died in 1490s). Today Grensholm is a conference and event center.
References: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.