- Sant Climent de Taüll
Sant Climent de Taüll is a church in the town of
Taüll , in the province ofLleida ,Catalonia ,Spain . The church was dedicated in the year1123 .The church is one of the best examples of
Romanesque architecture . It is known for itscampanile and for itsmural s, which were removed to the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia) (Barcelona ) in 1922, to prevent the theft of the murals. The murals, which arefresco s, were removed by painting them with horsehide glue and then peeling off the hardened glue, carrying the pigments of the mural with it.Among the murals is a striking rendition of
Christ Pantocrator . In His left hand He holds a book which reads "EGO SUM LUX MUNDI", "I am the light of the world". On His right and left are the Greek letters alpha andomega .This church is part of the Catalan Romanesque churches of the
Vall de Boí which were declared aWorld Heritage Site byUNESCO in November 2000. [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/988]ee also
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First Romanesque External links
* [http://www.xtec.es/~jarrimad/medieval/romanico/taull.htm Conjunt iconogràfic de Sant Climent de Taüll] "(has a good illustration of the Pantocrator; in Catalan)"
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