List Of Churches On Gotland
The Swedish island of Gotland has since the early Middle Ages had a large number of churches and chapels. Medieval churches There are 92 medieval churches on Gotland; the island has more well-preserved medieval churches than any other part of Sweden. The medieval churches of Gotland constitute a coherent group of medieval architecture and is therefore listed in a separate article. Churches and chapels of Gotland References Bibliography * External links * * * Pictures of churches, church ruins and several baptismal fonts in the churches of Gotland * Panoramic views of the exterior and interior of the medieval churches of Gotland {{DEFAULTSORT:Churches on Gotland * Sweden religion-related lists Gotland Architecture lists ...
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List Of Medieval Churches On Gotland
There are 92 well-preserved churches from the Middle Ages on the Swedish island of Gotland, more than in any other part of Sweden and unusually many compared with other parts of Europe. Benefiting from its location in the middle of the Baltic Sea, the island enjoyed an increase in wealth thanks to expanding trade between Western Europe, Western and Eastern Europe, giving the inhabitants the means to build large and prestigious churches. The preserved churches date from between the early 12th century and the middle of the 14th century. The first churches were stave churches, but of these only fragments remain. The oldest substantially preserved churches on Gotland are simple Romanesque architecture, Romanesque churches. Church architecture remained conservative on Gotland, and, while Gothic architecture, Gothic forms eventually replaced Romanesque, it never acquired the structurally light character it did elsewhere in Europe. The churches built during the first half of the 14th cent ...
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