Santa Maria de Taüll

Santa Maria de Taüll
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Basic information
Location	Taüll, Catalonia, Spain
Geographic coordinates	42°31′03″N 0°50′55″E / 42.51750°N 0.84861°E / 42.51750; 0.84861Coordinates: 42°31′03″N 0°50′55″E / 42.51750°N 0.84861°E / 42.51750; 0.84861
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Romanesque
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	2000 (24th session)
Reference no.	988
Region	Europe 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

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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  Chevet
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  Apse
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  Left Apse
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  Nave
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  Reredos

Wall Paintings

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  Original wall paintings, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
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  Melchior
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  Adoration of the Magi and Mary, central apse
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  Gaspard and Balthazar
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  Apostles

Antependium

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  Antependium, MNAC, Barcelona

References