The Sanctuary of Meritxell by the architect Ricardo Bofill

The old chapel of the Virgin of Meritxell, patron saint of the Principality of Andorra, was gutted by fire during celebrations in 1972. The Taller de Arquitectura was commissioned to rebuild the sanctuary but steered away from the kind of archaeological approach that would have been limited to replacing the fallen stones in their original positions. A new sanctuary was constructed on the basis of a reinterpretation of the theoretical principles of Romanesque architecture within a modern design, acknowledging the architectural heritage of the Pyrenees and seeking to counter the process of progressive degradation which the Principality has suffered as a consequence of the total lack of planning control and building regulations. https://archello.com

Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Ricardo Bofill Leví was a Spanish architect from Catalonia. He founded Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in 1963 and developed it into a leading international architectural and urban design practice.
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📍Basílica Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Meritxell
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