Basílica de Nostra Senyora de la Mercè (Barcelona)
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church, basilica, Baroque (architecture), Roman Catholic church
Late Gothic style church. It still retains an image of the city's patron saint, the Mercè Virgin
Originally in the thirteenth century the building was Gothic however, it was renovated in the eighteenth century in a late Baroque style by Josep Mas. Its interior is a single nave and houses the image of the patron saint of the city, the Virgin of 'La Mercè', a Gothic carving.
Type of monument: Church.
Period: 18th Century.
Style: Baroque.
Originally in the thirteenth century the building was Gothic however, it was renovated in the eighteenth century in a late Baroque style by Josep Mas. Its interior is a single nave and houses the image of the patron saint of the city, the Virgin of 'La Mercè', a Gothic carving.
Type of monument: Church.
Period: 18th Century.
Style: Baroque.
Wikipedia article: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basílica_de_la_Merced_(Barcelona)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°22'46"N 2°10'47"E
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- Walled perimeter of the Roman city "Barcino" in the IV century 0.4 km
- Old Port 0.5 km
- Ciutat Vella 0.6 km
- 01. El Raval (Ciutat Vella) 0.6 km
- 04. Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i La Ribera (Ciutat Vella) 0.8 km
- Barcelona Zoo 1.2 km
- 03. La Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella) 1.3 km
- Eixample 2 km
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