Santa Maria de Coll is a Romanesque church in the village of Coll, in the municipality of Vall de Boí, Catalonia, Spain. It was consecrated in the year 1110, and became a Bien de Interés Cultural site in 1992. In 2000, it was declared part of the Vall de Boí UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Santa Maria de Coll is located at a height of 1,412 m (4,633 ft) and its nave is barrel vaulted without aisles. The exterior is decorated with a series of blind arches, and an oculus in the western gable provides illumination.
The main door at the east end is crowned with an arch supported by columns with decorated capitals. Those on the outside are decorated with plant designs while those inside have figures of men fighting with animals symbolizing the fight between good and evil. Inside the church there is a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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