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The Meritxell Shrine
The Meritxell Shrine
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
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Other Projects by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
The Meritxell Shrine
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
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 Pyrinees 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. All the elements of the floor plans and facades are related by way
of a harmonious numerical scheme which is translated into a rigorous
compositional geometry. The geometrical decoration accentuates the
interdependence of the entire complex in a unity that assimilates and contrasts
with the ruins of the older constructions by means of an evocative use of
change of scale. As built, the sanctuary, which remains closed virtually all
year round, forms part of a more ambitious project, never put into practice,
which would have extended across the valley, ordering and repopulating the
surrounding countryside.
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 Pyrinees 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. All the elements of the floor plans and facades are related by way
of a harmonious numerical scheme which is translated into a rigorous
compositional geometry. The geometrical decoration accentuates the
interdependence of the entire complex in a unity that assimilates and contrasts
with the ruins of the older constructions by means of an evocative use of
change of scale. As built, the sanctuary, which remains closed virtually all
year round, forms part of a more ambitious project, never put into practice,
which would have extended across the valley, ordering and repopulating the
surrounding countryside.
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