Santa Maria de Taüll
Santa Maria de Taüll is one of the two Romanesque churches in Taüll in the Lleida Province of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in Spain .
The church was consecrated on December 11, 1123, the day after the consecration of the Sant Climent Church in the same place.
architecture
The three-aisled Romanesque church is built from rough field stones. The simple building is not structured with the exception of the three apses , which are structured by pilaster strips and arcade friezes. It has wide arcades of columns and is covered with a gable roof over all three naves . The naves each end in a semicircular apse. The interior is illuminated solely by narrow arched windows in the apses and another on the facade.
The bell tower built into the right aisle is divided into four zones, in the lowest zone an arched window opens on each side, on each of the following a biforic window .
The quality of the stone carving on the tower is lower than that of the church. This could be an indication that the church was added to the existing tower.
The church was completely renovated in the 18th century and a dome was added. Many 18th century alterations were removed in the 1970s, including the dome.
Murals
The wall paintings attributed to the Master of Tahull were replaced around 1918 and transferred to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) in Barcelona , where they are exhibited, as befits their original situation in Santa Maria de Taüll. Almost completely preserved is a Enthroned Mary with Child and the Holy Three Kings from the apse, a few fragments of the belt arches of the side apses, larger connected remains of the side aisle painting and individual remains of the columns, which are also painted.
The representation of the Maestà corresponds to the representation of a Majestas Domini in the central apse of the neighboring church of the same age as Sant Climent.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 31 ′ 14 " N , 0 ° 50 ′ 54" E