Sant Joan de Boí is a Romanesque

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...

situated in the territory of

Vall de Boí The Vall de Boí () is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges ...

, a commune in the valley of the same name, in the

Province of Lleida The Province of Lleida (; Aranese Occitan: Lhèida ; es, Lérida ) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the Provinces of ...

in the autonomous community of

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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History

Sant Climent, Taüll Sant Climent de Taüll (), also known as the Church of St. Clement of Tahull, is a Roman Catholic church in Catalonia, Spain. It is an example of Romanesque architecture. Other influences include the Lombard and Byzantine styles, which can be see ...

, Sant Feliu de Barruera,

Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall is a roman church situated in Erill la Vall, in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and in Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous c ...

or Santa Maria de Taüll, the date of construction of Sant Joan de Boí is believed to be in the 11th century. In November 2000, it was declared to be a UNESCO

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with eight other Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí.

Architecture

File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (19).jpg, View of Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (12).jpg, Bell-tower, Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (5).jpg, Night view of Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (10).jpg, Night view of Sant Joan de Boí and cemetery

Interior

File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (1).jpg, Inner view of Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (7).jpg, Pillars of Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (13).jpg, Door, Sant Joan de Boí File:Iglesia de Sant Joan de Boí (15).jpg, Pillars of Sant Joan de Boí

References

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