Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona

Santa Maria del Mar
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
The west end of the church
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41°23′01″N 2°10′55″E / 41.38361°N 2.18194°E / 41.38361; 2.18194
Location	Barcelona
Country	Spain
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.santamariadelmarbarcelona.org
History
Dedication	Saint Mary
Consecrated	1384
Architecture
Heritage designation	Bien de Interés Cultural
Architectural type	Catalan Gothic
Years built	1329–1384
Administration
Archdiocese	Barcelona

Santa Maria del Mar (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾi.ə ðəl ˈmaɾ], "Saint Mary of the Sea") is a church in the Ribera district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Principality of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence. It is an outstanding example of Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of style that is very unusual in large medieval buildings.^[1]