paula soler-moya
Wismar, Germany
Harbor
The medieval town of Wismar, on the Baltic coast, was a major trading centre of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries it became Swedish administrative and defensive centres for the German territories. It contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of Brick Gothic in the Baltic region, as exemplified in several important brick cathedrals, houses for residential, commercial and crafts use, representing its evolution over several centuries. UNESCO WHS description.
Wismar, Germany
Harbor
The medieval town of Wismar, on the Baltic coast, was a major trading centre of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries it became Swedish administrative and defensive centres for the German territories. It contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of Brick Gothic in the Baltic region, as exemplified in several important brick cathedrals, houses for residential, commercial and crafts use, representing its evolution over several centuries. UNESCO WHS description.