Santa Maria de Taüll
Romanesque church in Vall de Boí, Catalonia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Santa Maria de Taüll is a Romanesque church situated in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous communities of Catalonia in Spain.
History
Like Sant Climent, Taüll, Sant Joan de Boí, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall or Sant Feliu de Barruera, the date of construction of Santa Maria is believed to be in 11th century.
In November 2000, it was included in the world heritage site of UNESCO with eight other Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí.[1]
Architecture
- Chevet
- Apse
- Left Apse
- Nave
- Reredos
Wall Paintings
- Original wall paintings, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
- Melchior
- Adoration of the Magi and Mary, central apse
- Gaspard and Balthazar
- Apostles
Antependium (Altar Frontal)
- Antependium, MNAC, Barcelona
References
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
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- 988-001: Church of Sant Feliu
- 988-002: Church of Sant Joan de Boí
- 988-003: Church of Santa Maria
- 988-004: Church of Sant Climent
- 988-005: Church of Santa Maria de l'Assumpció
- 988-006: Church of Santa Maria
- 988-007: Church of Nativitat
- 988-008: Hermitage of Sant Quirc
- 988-009: Church of Santa Eulàlia