Sant Joan de Boi church

General view of Sant Joan de Boi church, 1123, consecrated by Ramon Guillem, the bishop of Roda, Taull, Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is a basilica with three naves with a central wooden gable roof apse and two small semi-circular apses. Mural paintings decorate the interior of the naves with scenes such as The Stoning of Saint Stephen, The Minstrels and The Bestiary. All paintings were taken to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona) in 1922. The church is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture. Sant Joan de Boi church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the Vall de Bo which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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