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LG 0475 Almedalen (site of the former Hanseatic harbour), Visby, Gotland, Sweden. Originally a harbour in Hanseatic times, it has since been filled in and is now a park. The city walls are 3.5km long and 27 out of the original 29 towers remain. It is in two sections; the sea wall, which was built first, commencing about the middle of the 13 century, and the land wall. That shown in this picture is part of the old sea wall. Keywords: Swedish sunny summer day people tourists sightseers visitors holidaymakers holiday vaction tourism sunbathing old ancient medieval city walls wall fortification fortified defence historic history lake fountain red tiled roofs pretty charming beautiful scene scenic attractive park sculpture abstract art bronze green copper oxide verdigris ruined ruins church churches three 3 black spires Domkyrka Domkyrkan Santa Maria St Mary Cathedral lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
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Almedalen (site of the former Hanseatic harbour), Visby, Gotland, Sweden.

Originally a harbour in Hanseatic times, it has since been filled in and is now a park. The city walls are 3.5km long and 27 out of the original 29 towers remain. It is in two sections; the sea wall, which was built first, commencing about the middle of the 13 century, and the land wall. That shown in this picture is part of the old sea wall.
Keywords: Swedish sunny summer day people tourists sightseers visitors holidaymakers holiday vaction tourism sunbathing old ancient medieval city walls wall fortification fortified defence historic history lake fountain red tiled roofs pretty charming beautiful scene scenic attractive park sculpture abstract art bronze green copper oxide verdigris ruined ruins church churches three 3 black spires Domkyrka Domkyrkan Santa Maria St Mary Cathedral lgpl