Sant Joan de Boí is a Romanesque

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situated in the territory of

Vall de Boí Vall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall ( ''I‘lī Wald Muḥammad Fāl''; 1953 – 5 May 2017) was a Mauritanian political and military figure. Following a coup d' ...

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

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in the

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History

Like Sant Climent, Taüll, Sant Feliu de Barruera, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall 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

{{Authority control Churches in Catalonia Romanesque architecture in Catalonia Catalan art Alta Ribagorça World Heritage Sites in Catalonia Vall de Boí