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Santa María del Mar Church

Santa Maria del Mar is a church in the district of , , , built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Principality of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—8:30 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady of the Sea”, “Santa Maria del Mar”, and “Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona”
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Picasso Museum and Fossar de les Moreres.

Museum
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The Museu Picasso is an art museum in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It houses an extensive collection of artworks by the twentieth-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, with a total of 4251 of his works. is situated 160 metres northwest of Santa María del Mar Church.

Memorial
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The is a memorial square in , adjacent to the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. The plaza was built over a where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714.

Museum
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The is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of , from its origins in Roman times until the present day. is situated 360 metres west of Santa María del Mar Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Ribera and Santa Caterina.

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter of of of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Santa María del Mar Church

Latitude
41.3838° or 41° 23′ 2″ north
Longitude
2.182° or 2° 10′ 55″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Inception
1329
Height
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8FH495MJ+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51260215
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
6452741
Wiki­data ID
Q908802
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Santa María del Mar Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة سانتا ماريا دل مار”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Մարիա դել Մար”
  • Basque: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Марыя-дэль-Мар”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Catalan: “Església del Mar”
  • Catalan: “La església de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria”
  • Chinese: “松樹聖母聖殿”
  • Chinese: “海洋圣母圣殿”
  • Chinese: “海洋聖母圣殿”
  • Chinese: “海洋聖母教堂”
  • Chinese: “海洋聖母聖殿”
  • Czech: “Kostel Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Danish: “Havets Katedral”
  • Danish: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Dutch: “Santa María del Mar”
  • Esperanto: “Sankta Maria de la Maro”
  • Finnish: “Santa María del Mar”
  • French: “Basilique de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer de Barcelone”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer de Barcelona”
  • French: “église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer de Barcelone”
  • French: “Église Santa Maria del Mar”
  • French: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • French: “Santa María del Mar”
  • Galician: “Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Galician: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • German: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנטה מריה דל מאר”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・ダル・マル教会”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・デル・マル教会”
  • Korean: “산타마리아 델 마르 성당”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Санта Марија дел Мар”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Norwegian: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Persian: “سانتا ماریا دل مار”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Santa Maria del Mar w Barcelonie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria del Mar w Barcelonie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Maria do Mar”
  • Russian: “Базилика Санта-Мария-дель-Мар”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-дель-Мар”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Santa María del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Spanish: “Santa María del Mar”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria del Mar”
  • Swedish: “Santa María del Mar”
  • Thai: “Santa María del Mar”
  • Thai: “ซันตามาริอาดัลมาร์”
  • Thai: “วัดซันตามาริอาดัลมาร์”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria del Mar, Barselona”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Санта Марія дель Мар”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Санта-Марія-дель-Мар”
  • Western Frisian: “Santa Maria del Mar (Barselona)”
  • Western Frisian: “Santa Maria del Mar”

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