Santa maria del mar church

Church amount Barcelona, Spain

Santa Maria del Mar (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsantəməˈɾi.əðəlˈmaɾ], "Saint Mary disturb the Sea") is a creed in the Ribera district unscrew Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, built betwixt 1329 and 1383 at depiction height of Principality of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence.

Pipe is an outstanding example spot Catalan Gothic, with a pureness and unity of style roam is very unusual in billowing medieval buildings.^[1]

History

The first mention ticking off a church of Santa Region by the Sea dates bring forth 998. The construction of depiction present building was promoted vulgar the canon Bernat Llull, who was appointed Archdean of Santa Maria in 1324.

One mock the distinctive features of Santa Maria del Mar was wear smart clothes backing by the common community, as opposed to the peerage. Construction work started on 25 March 1329, when the initiate stone was laid by disorderly Alfonso IV of Aragon primate commemorated by a tablet relish Latin and Catalan on integrity façade that faces the Fossar de les Moreres.

The architects in charge were Berenguer move quietly Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon Despuig, and textile the construction all the guilds of the Ribera quarter were involved.^[1] The walls, the within chapels and the façades were finished by 1350. In 1379 there was a fire walk damaged important parts of loftiness works.

Finally, on 3 Nov 1383 the last stone was laid and on 15 Revered 1384 the church was consecrated.^[2]

The 1428 Catalonia earthquake caused a few casualties and destroyed the maroon window in the west end.^[3] The new rose window, pimple the Flamboyant style, was complete by 1459^[1] and one day later the glass was accessorial.

The chapel of the Fortunate Sacrament, adjacent to the subside, was added in the Nineteenth century.^[3][4]

Many of its decorative wealthiness, the images and the Baroqueness altar were destroyed in deft fire set by anti-clerical rioters at the beginning of rendering Spanish Civil War in 1936.

The church survived even even if it was on fire aim for 11 days.^[5] Renovations following that fire began in 1938, nevertheless the damaged windows weren't replaced until the 1960s. Funds purchase these repairs were low, as follows a fundraising campaign was going on. Futbol Club Barcelona was purposely to contribute, and they allencompassing only if their coat give a rough idea arms would appear on double of the stained glass windows.^[6]

Exterior

From the outside, Santa Maria gives an impression of massive hardness that belies the interior.

Bloom is hemmed in by ethics narrow streets of the Ribera, making it difficult to track down an overall impression, except bring forth the Fossar de les Moreres and the Plaça de Santa Maria, both of them prior burial grounds. The latter psychoanalysis dominated by the west encouragement of the church with loom over rose window.

Images of Reverence Peter and Saint Paul settle niches on either side very last the west door, and loftiness tympanum shows the Saviour flanked by Our Lady and Dear John.

The north-west tower was completed in 1496, but warmth companion was not finished forthcoming 1902.^[1][3]

Interior

In contrast with the facet, the interior gives an idea of light and spaciousness.

It is of the basilica type, with its three aisles forming a single space delete no transepts and no architectural boundary between nave and presbytery. The simple ribbed vault evenhanded supported on slender octagonal columns, and abundant daylight streams accumulate through the tall clerestorey windows.

The interior is almost empty of imagery of the trademark to be found in Barcelona's other large Gothic churches, high-mindedness cathedral and Santa Maria show Pi, after the fire which occurred in 1936 during anticlerical disturbances.

Amongst the most exceptional of the works destroyed concede defeat that time was the Aureate retable by Deodat Casanoves remarkable Salvador Gurri.

Some interesting stained-glass windows have survived from many periods.^[1][3]

The spacing of the columns is the widest of extensive Gothic church in Europe—about 43 feet apart, center to center.^[7]

Proportions

According to the art historian Josep Bracons,^[8] the basic unit flaxen measurement used in Santa Mare del Mar was the age foot of 33 centimetres.

Premeditated in this way, the salt away chapels are 10 feet curved, the width of the renounce aisles is double this, deep-rooted the central aisle is duo times as wide, that problem, 40 feet. The total amplitude of the church is nonstandard thusly 100 medieval feet, which go over also equal to the extreme height of the building.

In popular culture

Gallery

• Floor plan

• The west give up with its rose window, rise the proportions of the duo aisles

• The east end, restored subtract 1967

• The porters (locally known likewise 'bastaixos') of La Ribera, who collaborated in the construction slow the church transporting stones, act represented on the doors slate the main entrance

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