Santa Maria del Pi Church
In the old part of town in the district, Barri Gotic, on the small Plaça del Pi is the Gothic church of Santa Maria del Pi (Saint Mary pine - no matter how ridiculous it is one of the indications of a saint). Symbols of pine boughs and cones are found within the church. Simple single-aisled Gothic church dates from the 14th century and is flanked by chapels and rare stained glass, which dates from the 15th-18th century. They dominated the main portal based giant rosettes (from the French "la Rosette" - a rose), with an average of almost 10 meters of the giant stained glass window not coming until 1940 ajde a mere copy. The original glass was unfortunately destroyed in 1936 when a devastating fire of the church.
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The original church was so simple, almost no decoration, that it was after a fire in 1936, imprinted modern character of Catalan Gothic. The main facade is decorated with a statue of the Madonna of the high scores 3.5 mA already mentioned rosette. In the sacristy door, we can find a gothic tomb Arnaua Ferre, who died in 1394 during the siege of the Sicilian city of Catania. Characteristic is the church of Santa Maria del Pi octagonal belfry. Its construction was started in 1379 by architect Barthomeu meat and finished up in 1461 This nearly 54 m high overlook tower conceals six bells, which make up the carillon. The oldest bell dates from 1669 and bears the name ”Andreua, the largest and most difficult is“ Antonio ”, with an average of nearly 1.5 mA weighing an incredible 1806 kg. Devastating fire destroyed not only the original elements of the old Gothic church, including statues and old altars, but such a Baroque organ, dating from 1808, the workshop of Johan de Kyburz. In 1986, the remnants of lunch our organ reconstruction and retain its Baroque appearance. New alabaster altar, which was created by Joaquim de Ros and de Ramis, was installed only in 1967.
Church of Santa Maria del Pi is undoubtedly one of the landmarks of Barcelona, Catalonia. Not only for its Catalan Gothic style, but also for eye-catching belfry and a number of hidden treasure of gold and silver art sites. May be interesting for future visitors a panoramic view of the interior of the church:
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