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MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART DE CATALUNYA
From across the city, the flamboyant neobaroque silhouette of the Palau Na-
cional ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) can be seen on the slopes of Montjuïc. Built for the
1929 World Exhibition and restored in 2005, it houses a vast collection of
mostly Catalan art spanning the early Middle Ages to the early 20th century.
The high point is the collection of extraordinary Romanesque frescoes.
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The Romanesque Masterpieces
The Romanesque art section is considered the most important concentration of early medi-
eval art in the world. Rescued from neglected country churches across northern Catalonia in
the early 20th century, the collection consists of 21 frescoes, woodcarvings and painted altar
frontals (low-relief wooden panels that were the forerunners of the elaborate altarpieces that
adorned later churches). The insides of several churches have been re-created and the fres-
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