Iglesia de Santa María - Mahon, Spain
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N 39° 53.352 E 004° 15.876
31S E 608121 N 4416224
Iglesia de Santa María is a catholic Church in Mahon, Baleares, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMDE8X
Location: Islas Baleares, Spain
Date Posted: 01/02/2012
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The Church of Santa Maria Mahon, was built between 1748 and 1772 on the site of a thirteenth-century Gothic church. The interior is neo-Gothic style, with a single vaulted nave, has many side chapels dedicated to different saints. Outside we find a very simple decor, with a bell tower and the door that opens onto a small enclosed space.
It has an impressive organ built in 1810 by masters Francisco Otter and Joan Kiburz from Barcelona. It´s 15 meters high and 9 meters wide. It has four keyboards and 3006 pipes sound (197 are made of wood and the remaining of metal).
From Wikipedia
Bien:: Iglesia de Santa María
Comunidad Autónoma:: C.A. Islas Baleares
Provincia:: Baleares
Municipio:: Mahón
Categoría:: Monumento
Website with information about the BIC:: [Web Link]
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