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The Church of Saint Philip Neri (Catalan: Església de Sant Felip Neri) is a baroque-style church located in the Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built between 1721 and 1752.
The tiny church of Sant Felip Neri is tucked away in a hidden corner of the Gothic Quarter: a little square with a romantic atmosphere which bears the same name. The austere-baroque style façade bears the scars of bombing.
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- Where Is Plaça Sant Felip Neri? Map and How to Get There
The Plaça de Sant Felip Neri found itself at the centre of one of the bloodiest episodes in the Spanish Civil War. One 30th September 1938 a bomb fell on the church, tragically resulting in 42 fatalities, most of whom were children from the Sant Felip Neri school which was affiliated with the church, and they had been sheltering in the church to pr...
There are plenty of elements to look out for when you visit the square, and as we don’t want you to miss out on any of them, we have listed them below.
Here at irBarcelonawe recommend visiting the square during the day or at night, as both the view and the atmosphere change according to the time of day. There’s always a feeling of peace and tranquillity in the square, which is only ever broken by the children from the Sant Felip Neri school, who tend to use the square as a playground, or by the ch...
As we’ve already said, the square is very centrally located, but away from the most visited areas of the city. Situated just a few metres from Barcelona’s Cathedral and from the Plaça de Sant Jaume, getting there is easier than it might seem. There are two possible places from which to access the square. We’ve made you a little map that shows where...
The Dark History of Plaça de Sant Felip Neri. When I took this photo, I was planning on writing an article explaining how the bullet-scarred walls of the Església de Sant Felip Neri church are a monument to the people executed here by Franco’s troops during the Spanish Civil War.
The Church of Sant Felip Nerti is in a beautiful square with shady trees and tranquility. However, the church is perhaps most known for its tragic history. During the Spanish Civil War, 20 children and their guardians were killed while seeking shelter inside the church, when it was hit by a bomb.
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- Plaza Sant Felip Neri, 5, Barcelona
The romantic, slightly faded Plaça Sant Felip Neri is an unmissable corner of the Gothic Quarter. Presided over by the baroque church from which it takes its name, the square features a number of historic elements that make it particularly attractive, especially when you view it in silence.
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri is a small square in the Gothic Quarter in the district of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The square takes its name from the Church of Saint Philip Neri, which presides over the square.
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