What is Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll?
[[File:169 Monestir de Santa Maria, pl. Abat Oliba (Ripoll).jpg|thumb|200px|Façade of the monastery.]] The '''Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll''' is a [[Benedictine]] [[monastery]] in the town of [[Ripoll]] in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. It was built in the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style. Much of the church was rebuilt in the 19th century. The sculptured portico is a noted work of [[Romanesque]] art. [[File:Ripoll35.jpg|thumb|left|The cloister.]] The monastery was one of 100 finalists for the [[12 Treasures of Spain]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sobreturismo.es/2007/11/27/lista-de-100-finalistas-de-nuestros-12-tesoros-de-espana/ |title=Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España |publisher=Sobreturismo.es |date=2007-11-27 |accessdate=2014-10-07|language=Spanish}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Monestir de Santa Maria de Ripoll}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.romanicocatalan.com/Ripolles/Ripoll/ripoll.htm |title=Santa Maria de Ripoll - www.romanicocatalan.com |first= |last= |work=romanicocatalan.com |year=2011 |accessdate=7 October 2014 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308151501/http://www.romanicocatalan.com/Ripolles/Ripoll/ripoll.htm |url-status=dead }} {{coord|42|12|5.51|N|2|11|26.69|E|type:landmark_scale:1000_region:ES|display=title}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Catalonia]] [[Category:12 Treasures of Spain - Finalists]] [[Category:Monasteries]] [[Category:9th-century buildings and structures]] {{multistub|religion|Europe}}