Sant Climent de Taull church

Low angle view of Sant Climent de Taull church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The church of Sant Climent is the largest its characteristic Lombard architecture and interior decoration make it the symbol of Catalan Romanesque architecture. Its most imposing feature is its bell tower: it is square in plan and soars from a simulated solid base to six storeys. This is a church with three naves separated by cylindrical columns, topped by three semicircular apses. It is known for its campanile and for its murals, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Bo were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13447542

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45166037

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6547px x 6198px (11.0MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen