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St Mary of the Sea Description
(Local Name: Santa Maria del Mar) On the Carrer Montcada, a little way south of the Museu Picasso, stands the church of Santa Maria del Mar (1329-83), a triple-aisled Gothic edifice with no transept. After the Cathedral it is the most important ecclesiastical building in the city. It occupies the site of a Late Roman necropolis where, according to legend, St Eulalia was buried.

A large rose-window opens above the richly decorated main door; the sumptuous interior gives an harmonious impression of space. Most of the stained glass dates from the 15th-17th C.; in the chapel near the left side door can be seen a black Madonna. Note also the stone bosses in the vaulting; the Coronation of Or Lady is depicted
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic;  Christian sites;  Stained glass of note;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain;  Tombs, burial site
St Mary of the Sea Highlights

Santa Maria del Mar Memorial

The small square on the right of the church is taken up by a memorial, sunken after the manner of an amphitheater. On the long walls of polished natural stone is a dedication to the Catalans who died in battle against the troops of Philip V in 1714.
Address
Santa Maria del Mar
Placa Santa Maria
E-08003 Barcelona
Spain
Hours
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Tips
Entrance through rear of church.
Transit
Metro: Jaume I.
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