Sant Pere del Burgal. Old Benedictine monastery dating from the year 859, although the ruins we see are from the 11th century. It has three naves resting on square pillars and has an exceptional feature: two opposite apses. A unique characteristic within the Catalan Romanesque, it is believed that it could be of typically Paleo-Christian architecture. In addition, the west apse has two floors. To the east it has three apses, the central one of which houses a reproduction of the original Romanesque wall paintings that currently reside in the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia). These paintings are attributed to t
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Sant Pere del Burgal. Old Benedictine monastery dating from the year 859, although the ruins we see are from the 11th century. It has three naves resting on square pillars and has an exceptional feature: two opposite apses. A unique characteristic within the Catalan Romanesque, it is believed that it could be of typically Paleo-Christian architecture. In addition, the west apse has two floors. To the east it has three apses, the central one of which houses a reproduction of the original Romanesque wall paintings that currently reside in the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia). These paintings are attributed to the Cercle del Mestre de Pedret. See technical sheet of the Generalitat de Catalunya.