Basilica Santa Maria del Mar

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01A Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar (Saint Mary of the Sea) was built between 1329 and 1383 Barcelona Spain
01B Looking up at the twin towers above Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
01C The tympanum over the entrance has a widened Catalan Gothic arch Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
01D The tympanum over the entrance has a sculpture of Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
02A Looking up the central nave with stone pillars toward the main altar in Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
02B The narrow side aisle in Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
02C Looking up at the ceiling Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
03A Stone pillars surround the main altar in Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
03B Statue of Santa Maria del Mar (Saint Mary of the Sea) holding baby Jesus on the main altar in Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
03C Statue of Santa Maria del Mar holding baby Jesus close up on the main altar in Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
03D Coronation of the Virgin Mary painted keystone on the rib-vaulted ceiling above the main altar of Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
04A The Rose stained glass window dates to the mid-15C Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
04B The coronation of the Virgin Mary in the centre of the Rose stained glass window Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
05A Statue of Our Lady of Montserrat flanked by Saint Henry and Saint George Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
05B Statue of Our Lady of Montserrat, a black Madonna and Child, who is the Patron Saint of Catalonia Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
06 Statue of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
07 Metalwork chandelier hangs from the ceiling in Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
08A The eternal flame in Fossar de les Moreres beside the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
08B The eternal flame commemorates those that died in the 1713-14 War of Spanish Succession beside the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain
08C The eternal flame beside the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar Barcelona Spain