Santa Maria de Taüll is a Romanesque

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Ch ...

situated in the territory of

Vall de Boí The Vall de Boí () is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the e ...

, a commune in the valley with the same name and

Comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a " ...

Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagorça () is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 metres above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the Ai ...

in the north of

Province of Lleida The Province of Lleida (; Aranese Occitan: Lhèida ; es, Lérida ) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the Provinces of ...

and the

autonomous communities In Spain, an autonomous community ( es, comunidad autónoma) is the first-level political divisions of Spain, political and administrative division, created in accordance with the Constitution of Spain, Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim o ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...

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History

Sant Climent, Taüll Sant Climent de Taüll (), also known as the Church of St. Clement of Tahull, is a Roman Catholic church in Catalonia, Spain. It is an example of Romanesque architecture. Other influences include the Lombard and Byzantine styles, which can be see ...

Sant Joan de Boí Sant Joan de Boí is a Romanesque church situated in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley of the same name, in the Province of Lleida in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. History Like Sant Climent, Taüll, Sa ...

Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall is a roman church situated in Erill la Vall, in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and in Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous c ...

Sant Feliu de Barruera Sant Feliu de Barruera is a roman 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 S ...

, 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 The Churches of the Vall de Boí are a set of nine Early Romanesque churches declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and located in the Vall de Boí, in the Catalan comarca of Alta Ribagorça (Province of Lleida). World Heritage Site UNESCO dec ...

Architecture

File:Vall de Boí. Taüll. Santa Maria 21.JPG, Chevet File:Eglise Sainte-Marie de Taüll 3.JPG, Apse File:Eglise Sainte-Marie de Taüll 2.JPG, Left Apse File:Interior de Santa Maria de Taüll.jpg, Nave File:Taüll, Església de Santa Maria-PM 24206.jpg, Reredos

Wall Paintings

File:054 Absis de Santa Maria de Taüll.jpg, Original wall paintings,

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (, English: "National Art Museum of Catalonia"), abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Situated on Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina ...

, Barcelona File:E21 Santa Maria, el rei Melcior.jpg, Melchior File:G3 Santa Maria, l'adoració dels Reis i la Mare de Déu a l'absis central.jpg, Adoration of the Magi and Mary, central apse File:E19 Santa Maria, els reis Gaspar i Baltasar.jpg, Gaspard and Balthazar File:G4 Santa Maria, pintura dels Apòstols.jpg, Apostles

Antependium

File:Barcelona MNAC P1290730.JPG,

Antependium An ''antependium'' (from Latin ''ante-'' and ''pendēre'' "to hang before"; pl: ''antependia''), also known as a '' parament'' or ''hanging'', or, when speaking specifically of the hanging for the altar, an altar frontal (Latin: ''pallium altari ...

, MNAC, Barcelona

References

{{Authority control Climent de Taull Romanesque architecture in Catalonia Catalan art Alta Ribagorça World Heritage Sites in Catalonia Vall de Boí