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LG 0556 View along the City Walls, Visby, Gotland, Sweden. The wall is 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 in this picture is the land wall to the north of the Østerport on the east of the city. Dalmanstornet is the tall tower on the left. Also note the small saddle towers. Keywords: City Walls Visby Gotland Sweden Swedish old ancient medieval high stone towers wall walls tall high stone fortification fortified defence defensive summer day city walls land wall Dalmanstornet lgpl saddle towers
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
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Upload Date: 2009-07-11 09:43:54
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View along the City Walls, Visby, Gotland, Sweden.
The wall

is 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 in this picture is the land wall to the north of the Østerport on the east of the city. Dalmanstornet is the tall tower on the left. Also note the small saddle towers.
Keywords: City Walls Visby Gotland Sweden Swedish old ancient medieval high stone towers wall walls tall high stone fortification fortified defence defensive summer day city walls land wall Dalmanstornet lgpl saddle towers