Building Name: | Santa Maria de Taüll |
Location: | Taüll, Catalonia, Spain |
Coordinates: | 42.5175°N 0.8486°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Architecture Style: | Romanesque |
Map Type: | Spain |
Designation1: | WHS |
Designation1 Offname: | Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí |
Designation1 Date: | 2000 (24th session) |
Designation1 Criteria: | ii, iv |
Designation1 Number: | 988 |
Designation1 Type: | Cultural |
Designation1 Free1name: | Region |
Designation1 Free1value: | Europe and North America |
Santa Maria de Taüll is a Romanesque church situated in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous communities of Catalonia in Spain.
Like Sant Climent, Taüll, Sant Joan de Boí, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall or Sant Feliu de Barruera, the date of construction of Santa Maria is believed to be in 11th century.
In November 2000, it was included in the world heritage site of UNESCO with eight other Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí.[1]