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interest. Its walls date from the end of the 13th century, replacing earlier fortifications, and enclose a space much larger than that now covered by the town. Massive towers rise at See also:

close intervals along them, and nearly See also:

FORTY

forty are in See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good preservation. Between them are traces of bartizans. The See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral See also:

church of St See also:

Mary See also:

DATES

dates from 1190-1225, but has been much altered in later times: it has a See also:

GREAT

great square See also:

TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower at the west end and two graceful octagonal towers at the See also:

east, and contains numerous memorials of the 17th century.

There are ten other churches, in See also:

PART

part ruined, none of which is used for service. Among those of See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief interest St See also:

Nicholas', of the See also:

early part of the 13th century, formerly belonged to a Dominican monastery. It retains two beautiful See also:

rose-windows in the west front. The church of the See also:

HOLY

Holy See also:

GHOST (a word common to the W. Teutonic languages; O.E. vest, Dutch, 'geest, Ger. Geist)

Ghost (Helgeands-Kyrka) in a See also:

LATE

late Romanesque See also:

style (c. 1250) is a remarkable structure with a See also:

NAVE

nave of two storeys. The Romanesque St See also:

Clement's has an ornate See also:

south portal, and the churches of St Drotten and St Lars, of the 12th century, are notable for their huge towers. St See also:

Catherine's, of the See also:

MIDDLE

middle of the 13th century, is See also:

GOTHIC

Gothic, with a pentagonal See also:

apse. It belonged to a Franciscan See also:

CONVENT (Lat. conventus, from convenire, to come together)

convent, of the buildings of which there are slight ruins. Among See also:

ancient remains in the vicinity may be mentioned Galgberget, the place of See also:

EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution, with tall See also:

STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store pillars still See also:

STANDING

standing; and the remarkable See also:

stone See also:

LABYRINTH (Gr. Xa(3vpcvOos, Lat. labyrinthus)

labyrinth of Trojeborg. See also:

MODERN

Modern buildings include the Gotland museum of antiquities, and the high school, with a museum and library. The artificial See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, somewhat exposed, lies south of the ancient Hanseatic harbour, now filled up and covered with gardens. The town is the See also:

TERMINUS

terminus of See also:

RAILWAYS

railways to See also:

north and south.

It is the headquarters of the See also:

army See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of Gotland troops, and there are some modern forts. The name Visby is derived from the old Norse ve (See also:

SANCTUARY (from the late Lat. sanctuarium, a sacred place)

sanctuary) and by (town). This was no doubt a place of religious See also:

SACRIFICE (from Lat. sacrificium; sacer, holy, and facere, to make)

sacrifice in See also:

HEATHEN

heathen times. At any See also:

RATE

rate it was a notable trading-place and See also:

EMPORIUM (a Latin adaptation of the Gr. Eµabpuov, from f)

emporium as early as the Stone See also:

AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

Age, and continued to enjoy its importance as such through the See also:

BRONZE

Bronze and See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

Iron Ages, as' isproved, inter olio, by the large number of Arabic, Anglo-Saxon and other coins which have been found on the island. See GOTLAND and SEA See also:

LAWS

LAWS.

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