Santa Maria del Mar
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Santa Maria del Mar
Made by sabreur76
(Explore on 30 Nov 07 at #217) The first documentary reference to Santa Maria del Mar is in a text from the year 998. The construction of the present building was promoted by the canon Bernat Llull, who was appointed archdean of Santa Maria in 1324. Construction work started on 25 March 1329, when the foundation stone was laid by king Alfons the Magnanimous, as commemorated by a tablet in Latin and Catalan on the façade that gives onto the Fossar de les Moreres. This basilica is the work of the architects Berenguer de Montagut and Ramon Despuig. The first stone was laid to commemorate the conquest of Sardinia, which completed the Catalan domination in the Mediterranean initiated ten years earlier with the conquest of Mallorca, and which reached its fullest extent with the entry of Sicily and Greece into the domains of the House of Barcelona. The walls, the side chapels and the façades were finished by 1350. In 1379 there was a fire that damaged important parts of the works. On the 3rd of November 1383 the last stone was added and on 15th of August 1384 the first mass was celebrated. On the 19th of July 1936 angry mobs set fire to the basilica which burned for eleven days straight, destroying the Baroque Altar, all the images, the organ, and a large part of the archives. Only the walls and columns were left standing. Externally, it is the only perfectly-finished Catalan Gothic church. Its outer walls display the features which differentiate Catalan Gothic from European. In the Catalan style, there is a predominance of horizontal lines, of solid panels over empty spaces, of flat terraces without roofs, and a preference for large bare surfaces. The buttresses are flying buttresses as in the European Gothic cathedrals, and the towers are octagonal and flat-topped.
Santa Maria del Mar
Made by sabreur76
The first documentary reference to Santa Maria del Mar is in a text from the year 998. The construction of the present building was promoted by the canon Bernat Llull, who was appointed archdean of Santa Maria in 1324. Construction work started on 25 March 1329, when the foundation stone was laid by king Alfons the Magnanimous, as commemorated by a tablet in Latin and Catalan on the façade that gives onto the Fossar de les Moreres. This basilica is the work of the architects Berenguer de Montagut and Ramon Despuig. The first stone was laid to commemorate the conquest of Sardinia, which completed the Catalan domination in the Mediterranean initiated ten years earlier with the conquest of Mallorca, and which reached its fullest extent with the entry of Sicily and Greece into the domains of the House of Barcelona. The walls, the side chapels and the façades were finished by 1350. In 1379 there was a fire that damaged important parts of the works. On the 3rd of November 1383 the last stone was added and on 15th of August 1384 the first mass was celebrated. On the 19th of July 1936 angry mobs set fire to the basilica which burned for eleven days straight, destroying the Baroque Altar, all the images, the organ, and a large part of the archives. Only the walls and columns were left standing. Externally, it is the only perfectly-finished Catalan Gothic church. Its outer walls display the features which differentiate Catalan Gothic from European. In the Catalan style, there is a predominance of horizontal lines, of solid panels over empty spaces, of flat terraces without roofs, and a preference for large bare surfaces. The buttresses are flying buttresses as in the European Gothic cathedrals, and the towers are octagonal and flat-topped.
Santa María del Mar
Made by Paco CT
La Catedral del Mar El libro que lleva ese título, de Ildefonso Falcones, es una bonita y amena novela histórica en que la construcción de esta obra casi única del gótico (S XIV), se entremezcla con la del protagonista, Arnau. Me gustó mucho. The Cathedral of the Sea Mar A novel by Ildefonso Falcones, where the story of the construction of this unique gothic church goes in parallel and interrelated to the life of Arnau, the main character. I liked it very much.
Keystone
Made by marcelgermain
Keystone on the ceiling of the church of Santa Maria del Mar, one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in Barcelona. Located in the district of La Ribera, Santa Maria del Mar was built between 1329 and 1383, at the height of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence. It is an outstanding example of Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of style that are very unusual in large mediaeval buildings.
Prayers
Made by Marcot77
Votive candles in Santa Maria del Mar church in Barcelona, Spain. Ceri votivi nella chiesa di Santa Maria del Mar a Barcellona, Spagna.
Nearest places of interest:
| Rey Don Jaime I Hotel Ciutat Vella Fossar de les Moreres Кинотеатр IMAX | The Umbraculum Museum Of Natural Science Picasso Museum Museu De La Xocolata |
