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Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí

Index 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 comarque of Alta Ribagorça (Province of Lleida). [1]

43 relations: Alta Ribagorça, Apse, Arch, Bell tower, Bien de Interés Cultural, Boí, Cardet, Catalonia, Cóll, Chancel, Christ Pantocrator, Church (building), Comarques of Catalonia, Commonwealth of Catalonia, County of Pallars, Crypt, Fresco, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, La Nativitat de Durro, La Seu d'Urgell, Lombard architecture, Master of Taüll, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Nave, Paintings from Sant Joan in Boí, Province of Lleida, Pyrenees, Romanesque art, Sant Climent, Taüll, Sant Feliu de Barruera, Sant Joan de Boí, Sant Quirc de Durro, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall, Santa Maria de Cardet, Santa Maria de Taüll, Santa Maria, Cóll, Spain, Taüll, UNESCO, Vall de Boí, Vic, Voussoir, World Heritage site.

Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain.

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin absis: "arch, vault" from Greek ἀψίς apsis "arch"; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an Exedra.

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Arch

An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it.

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Bien de Interés Cultural

A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain.

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Boí

Boí (Bohí) is a village in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain.

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Cardet

Cardet is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya, Catalonha, Cataluña) is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Cóll

Cóll (Coll) is a village in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain.

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Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.

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Christ Pantocrator

In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator is a specific depiction of Christ.

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Church (building)

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for worship services.

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Comarques of Catalonia

This is a list of the 42 comarques (singular comarca) into which Catalonia is divided.

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Commonwealth of Catalonia

The Commonwealth of Catalonia (Mancomunitat de Catalunya) was an institution which grouped the four diputacions (provincial administrations) of Catalonia.

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County of Pallars

The County of Pallars or Pallás (Comtat de Pallars,; Comitatus Pallariensis) was a de facto independent petty state, nominally within the Carolingian Empire and then West Francia during the ninth and tenth centuries, perhaps one of the Catalan counties, originally part of the Marca Hispanica in the ninth century.

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Crypt

A crypt (from Latin crypta "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building.

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Fresco

Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet lime plaster.

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Josep Puig i Cadafalch

Josep Puig i Cadafalch (Mataró, 17 October 1867 – Barcelona, 21 December 1956) was a Catalan Spanish Modernista architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona.

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La Nativitat de Durro

La Nativitat de Durro (named in the honour of nativity of Mary) is a church situated in the village of Durro, 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 communities of Catalonia in Spain.

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La Seu d'Urgell

La Seu d'Urgell (Seo de Urgel, formerly in Urgell) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain.

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Lombard architecture

The term Lombard architecture refers to the architecture of the Kingdom of the Lombards in Italy, which lasted from 568 to 774 (with residual permanence in southern Italy until the 10th-11th centuries) and which was commissioned by Lombard kings and dukes.

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Master of Taüll

The Master of Taüll (or Master of Tahull) is considered the greatest mural painter of the 12th century in Catalonia (northeastern Spain), as well as one of the most important Romanesque painters in Europe.

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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (English: "National Art Museum of Catalonia"), abbreviated as MNAC, is the national museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Nave

The nave is the central aisle of a basilica church, or the main body of a church (whether aisled or not) between its rear wall and the far end of its intersection with the transept at the chancel.

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Paintings from Sant Joan in Boí

The Paintings from Sant Joan in Boí is a group of Catalan Romanesque paintings exhibited at the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona.

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Province of Lleida

Monastery of Santa Maria de Bellpuig de les Avellanes. The Province of Lleida (Lérida; Lhèida) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia.

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Pyrenees

The Pyrenees (Pirineos, Pyrénées, Pirineus, Pirineus, Pirenèus, Pirinioak) is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France.

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Romanesque art

Romanesque art is the art of Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 12th century, or later, depending on region.

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Sant Climent, Taüll

Sant Climent de Taüll, also known as the Church of St.

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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 Spain.

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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.

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Sant Quirc de Durro

Sant Quirc de Durro is an isolated chapel situated in the village of Durro, 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 communities of Catalonia in Spain.

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Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall

Sant Feliu de Barruera 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 communities of Catalonia in Spain.

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Santa Maria de Cardet

Santa Maria de Cardet is a church situated in Cardet, 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 communities of Catalonia in Spain.

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Santa Maria de Taüll

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.

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Santa Maria, Cóll

Santa Maria de Cóll is a Romanesque church in Cóll in the municipality of Vall de Boí, Catalonia, Spain.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Taüll

Taüll is a town in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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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.

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Vic

Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

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Voussoir

A voussoir is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Romanesque_Churches_of_the_Vall_de_Boí

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