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Santa Maria de Taüll

Coordinates: 42°31′03″N 0°50′55″E / 42.51750°N 0.84861°E / 42.51750; 0.84861
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Santa Maria de Taüll
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationTaüll, Catalonia, Spain
Santa Maria de Taüll is located in Spain
Santa Maria de Taüll
Shown within Spain
Geographic coordinates42°31′03″N 0°50′55″E / 42.51750°N 0.84861°E / 42.51750; 0.84861
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
Official name: Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv
Designated2000 (24th session)
Reference no.988
RegionEurope and North America

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

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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

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Wall Paintings

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Antependium (Altar Frontal)

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References

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  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.