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Iglesia de Santa María del Mar
Placa Santa María
Barcelona
Catalunya
93 310 23 90
Type: Religious Site
Hours: 9:00 am -1:30 pm and 4:30pm - 8:00 pm
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Barcelona
Catalunya
93 310 23 90
Type: Religious Site
Hours: 9:00 am -1:30 pm and 4:30pm - 8:00 pm
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The pride of El Born, the 14th-century Iglesia de Santa María del Mar is an understated testament to Catalan Gothicism in the region, far removed from the ornate displays of Barcelona’s other leading monuments. Built to honor the Virgin of the Sailors and to withstand the tempestuous mood of the nearby sea, the church was completed in less than half a century, thus preventing later styles from creeping into the mix as has often been the case in Spain. The benchmark of the austere Catalan style is the Santa María del Mar’s single nave with slender support columns and an impossibly wide vaulted ceiling, which create a space more remarkable in vastness and soaring heights than in embellishment. This effect was heightened during the Spanish Civil War when the interior was gutted of its choir stalls and altarpiece by a fire, though the lovely stained glass rose window survived. Great acoustics have made the site a frequent venue for musical performances.
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