Romanesque monuments of the Boí Valley

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On November 30, 2000, UNESCO declared the Romanesque churches of the Boí Valley (l'Alta Ribagorça) a World Heritage Site, made up of nine monumental churches of the Pyrenees of Lleida.

The Centre d'interpretació del Romànic (Centre for Interpreting the Romanesque Art) is the entity responsible for managing the group of Romanesque buildings in the Vall de Boí (Alta Ribagorça - Spain); eight churches and a hermitage, that have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main functions of the centre are to open the churches to the public, provide a guided tour service, promote the group of monuments and attend to people visiting the site.  

For those who are interested in discovering all of the secrets of the Romanesque monuments of the Vall de Boí, the Centre d'Interpretació can also arrange guided tours. Its guides are specialists at interpreting heritage buildings and will help visitors to enjoy the best possible visit to this truly unique set of Romanesque style buildings. Guided tours are available in four languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

For information and bookings:

http://www.centreromanic.com

 

Sta Maria de Taüll Church

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Sta Maria de Taüll Church

Centre d''Interpretació del Romànic - C/ del Batalló, 5
25528, Erill la Vall
Web: http://www.centreromanic.com
Email: info@centreromanic.com
973 696 715

 

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  • Patrimoni Mundial

     

    Date of construction: 11th - 12th centuries

    Location: In the square in the centre of the village of Taüll - (Taüll)

     
    Church with a basilica style layout, with three naves separated by columns. Chevet with three semi-cylindrical apses. Square bell tower, forming part of the main building. Sculptural ornamentation on the exterior of the apses and bell tower with "saw tooth" frieze, blind arcades and pilaster strips. The whole interior of the temple was originally decorated with painted murals, but these were removed between 1919 and 1923, and are now conserved at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) in Barcelona. The scenes depicting Judgement Day and Hell and those in the central apse showing a standing figure of the Virgin and Child, the Apostles and the animals of the Bestiary, are all of particular interest. The church was consecrated on 11th December 1123.