Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain

The Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, on the Puigcardener above the Cardener river, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The exterior is striking with 18 double flying buttresses and the basilica holds many important Gothic altarpieces, including the Altarpiece of St Mark by Arnau Bassa, 1346, Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit by Pere Serra, 1394, Altarpiece of St Michael and St Nicholas by Jaume Cabrera, 1406, Altarpiece of the Holy Trinity by Antoni Marques, 1506-1507. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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