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Parròquia Santa Agnès
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Did You Know?
- Santa Anna Church (Parròquia Santa Agnès) is a rare architectural blend in Barcelona, seamlessly combining 12th-century Romanesque elements—like its square apse and cross-shaped floor plan—with striking Gothic features such as a 14th-century ribbed vault nave and a 15th-century Gothic cloister, making it a living timeline of medieval Catalan architecture.
- Despite its central location near Plaça Catalunya, the church remains a peaceful hidden gem, largely overlooked by tourists; its tranquil Gothic cloister, one of the few remaining in Barcelona’s city center, offers a quiet retreat from the bustling streets outside, making it a perfect spot for families to explore and imagine medieval monastic life.
- The church has survived dramatic historical events, including being profaned and closed in the 1870s, declared a National Monument in 1881 to save it from demolition, and suffering fires during the Spanish Civil War that destroyed its original dome—today, visitors can still see the brick replacement cimborio, a silent witness to the church’s resilience through Barcelona’s turbulent past.