Visby x 42

In August 2005, I visited Gotland, a big island on the Swedish east coast. A place with a long history behind it.

In the 12th century, one of the many natural harbours on the island’s Eastern coastline had grown into a small town and some time later in the beginning of the 13th century they began to build a tall surrounding town wall, for protection and to mark their independence. Tradesmen and merchants from all over Europe visited the town of “Visby” and business was blooming. By the end of the 14th century Visby was one of the largest towns in northern Europe, holding a population of approximately 7000 men, women and children. Probably more than half of them were Germans.

In 1995 the Hanseatic town of Visby was admitted to Unesco's World Heritage List, to be protected and preserved for future generations. Please visit: http://whc.unesco.org

My single purpose with the visit was to capture the older parts of Visby, using a digital camera, a tripod with panorama head, a laptop and a good pair of shoes. I wanted to make the church ruins and cobblestone alleys viewable through interactive, spherical panoramas.

When I left for home three days later I had shot 42 views of the medieval town, using all in all just over 1500 exposures. See my selection from Visby with the help of Cubic QTVR.

Visby within the town wall