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Händel´s Messiah Barcelona 2014
Basilica Santa Maria del Mar - Barcelona THIS EVENT LISTING IS NO LONGER ACTIVE Event date: Wednesday 17th December 2014 to Friday 19th December 2014 Event location: Basilica Santa Maria del Mar in Born area of Barcelona's medieval city Tickets El Mesías de Handel en Basílica de Santa María del Mar El Messies de Handel concert at the wonderful Santa Maria del Mar gothic church in El Born area of Barcelona. Enjoy a wonderful performance of Händel´s Messiah in the fabulous surroundings of the gothic church Basilica Santa Maria del Mar in December. The Messiah is one of Handel's most famous works and especially loved for the "Hallelujah!" chorus. Lieder Camera choir and Barroca Catalana orchestra. © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com Do not copy any text on this page without permission All rights reserved. |
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How to get to Basilica Santa Maria del MarThe Basilica Santa Maria del Mar church in Barcelona is a beautiful Catalan gothic church in the Born area of Barcelona's old city. The name means Saint Mary of the Sea because the neighbourhood where the church stands, El Born in La Ribera, was originally much closer to the sea. The earliest mention of a church of Santa Maria by the sea dates back to the year 998. This church is quite unique because it is the only Catalan Gothic church built entirely in the Catalan gothic style. Construction work was led by architect "Berenguer de Montagut" and started on 25 March 1329, when the foundation stone was laid by King Alfons IV of Aragon, also know as Alfons the Kind (Rei N'Alfons el Benigne.) The Santa Maria del Mar Basilica foundation stone was laid in commemoration of the conquest of the Kingdom of Sardinia in1324 at the time of Kingdom of Aragon's domination of the Mediterranean, which included the conquest of Mallorca 10 years earlier and later included Sicily and parts of Greece. A stone tablet in Latin and Catalan commerates the Santa Maria del Mar foundation ceremony and can be seen on the facade of the church on the street Carrer del Fossar de les Moreres. The church was completed on 3 November 1383. The Santa Maria del Mar is an important tourist attraction in Barcelona, but still very much in use both for services and concerts and recitals. Photos Santa Maria del Mar Mass/services Santa Maria del Mar Getting to Santa Maria del Mar churchBy Metro Nearest metro station Jaime I yellow line L4 By Bus Bus lines 17, 19, 40, 45, 120, N8 By Taxi Taxi companies Barcelona |
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