{"id":61135,"date":"2016-01-25T07:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T06:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61135"},"modified":"2020-08-10T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:08:39","slug":"barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s most beautiful churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> was founded in deeply religious roots, which is evidenced by the number of churches that can be found around the city. Here are some of the <strong>most beautiful<\/strong> ones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\u00a0\">Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\u00a0<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Related_article_La_Sagrada_Familia_Barrios_of_Barcelona\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia | Barrios of Barcelona\">Related article:\u00a0La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia | Barrios of Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Catedral_de_Barcelona_or_Santa_Eulalias_Cathedral\" title=\"Catedral de Barcelona or Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral\">Catedral de Barcelona or Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Santa_Maria_del_Mar\" title=\"Santa Maria del Mar\u00a0\">Santa Maria del Mar\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Sant_Pau_del_Camp\" title=\"Sant Pau del Camp\">Sant Pau del Camp<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-most-beautiful-churches\/#Templo_Expiatorio_del_Sagrado_Corazon_de_Jesus\" title=\"Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas\">Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span><strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The single most visited monument in Barcelona, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sagradafamilia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00eclia<\/strong><\/a> is a work created by Catalan architect Antoni Gaud\u00ed. Combining the styles of Art Noveau and Gothic, <strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia <\/strong>is an awe-inspiring church with a mesmerizing fa\u00e7ade, gigantic columns, and gorgeous stained glass windows. <strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, despite the church not being one hundred percent complete.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sagrada-994470_960_720-e1597072107427.jpg\" alt=\"church barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sagrada Fam\u00edla<\/strong> is located at Carrer de Mallorca, 401.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_La_Sagrada_Familia_Barrios_of_Barcelona\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia | Barrios of Barcelona<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catedral_de_Barcelona_or_Santa_Eulalias_Cathedral\"><\/span><strong>Catedral de Barcelona <\/strong>or <strong>Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong>Cathedral<\/strong>\u00a0is a tall building, about 90 meters high and 40 meters wide. Inside there are three naves, a large organ, various interior chapels and the altar. There is a gorgeous choir in the center of the main chapel with carved stalls, whose enclosure is ornamented with reliefs telling the story of\u00a0<strong>Santa Eulalia<\/strong>. On the underground floor, visitors can see\u00a0<strong>Santa Eulalia<\/strong>\u2019s sarcophagus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside, there is a cloister with large green plants and a\u00a0beautiful fountain. There are also thirteen geese representing Santa Eulalia\u2019s age when she was martyrized, and a statue of Sant Jordi killing a dragon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral<\/strong>\u00a0is located at Pla de la Seu, inside the Gothic neighborhood.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Santa_Maria_del_Mar\"><\/span><strong>Santa Maria del Mar\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on a design created by architects Ramon Despuig and Berenger de Montagut<strong>, <\/strong>the church of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamariadelmarbarcelona.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Santa Maria del Mar<\/strong><\/a> was built between the years of 1329 and 1383. This Gothic-style church has a collection of impressive, tall pillars, beautiful stained glass windows, and decorated chandeliers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Santa Mria del Mar<\/strong> is located at Pla\u00e7a de Santa Maria, 1.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Pau_del_Camp\"><\/span><strong>Sant Pau del Camp<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former Benedictine monastery that was demolished and rebuilt a number of times during past centuries. It is one of the most well-conserved Romanesque buildings in the city, declared <em>Bien de Inter\u00e9s Cultural<\/em> in the year of 1879.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sant Pau del Camp<\/strong> is located at Carrer de Sant Pau, 101, in the neighborhood or Raval.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Templo_Expiatorio_del_Sagrado_Corazon_de_Jesus\"><\/span><strong>Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in the Tibidabo mountain, next to the famous Tibidabo amusement park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Tibidabo\/715540821976932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas<\/strong><\/a> is a church that was designed by architect Enric Sagnier I Villavecchia. The building presents traces of Neo-Gothic style, as well as of Catalan Modernism. The small but beautiful church has a collection of colorful stained glass, and impressively ornated walls and altar.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61136 size-full\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4498366556_a82c1a0b0f_o-e1597072059917.jpg\" alt=\"church barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61135\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona was founded in deeply religious roots, which is evidenced by the number of churches that can be found around the city. Here are some of the most beautiful ones. 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