Sant Climent de Taüll

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Sant Climent de Taüll

Sant Climent de Taüll one of the two Romanesque churches in Taüll in the province of Lleida in Catalonia .

It was consecrated on December 10, 1123 by Bishop Raimund von Roda . Saint Clement is the patron of the church .

The church is located on a slight slope on the road from Taüll to Boí . It is the largest and best preserved church in the Vall de Boí . Architecturally, it is outstanding.

Architecture and interior design

The Romanesque church has three aisles. Each of the aisles is separated by an arcade supported by round brick pillars and ends in a semicircular apse . The church is covered with a stone gable roof with an open roof truss . The façade, made of hewn gray field stones, is completely undivided; apart from the arched portal , it is only opened through an arched window in the gable and two narrow windows at the height of the aisles. The simple side facades are completely closed apart from a few narrow window hatches. Only the three apses are distinguished by their decoration with semi -columns , serrated and stepped arched friezes made of colored pumice stone .

The south-eastern apse is adjoined by the six-story bell tower with arched windows on each floor.

The original of the Majestas Domini from the apse is now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona . It is considered a Romanesque masterpiece and is attributed to the so-called Master of Tahull .

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Coordinates: 42 ° 31 '3 "  N , 0 ° 50' 55"  E