Santa Maria de Maó, Gothic Revival church in Maó, Spain

Santa Maria de Maó is a church built between 1748 and 1771/1772 on the site of a 14th-century Gothic temple. Its single nave has a ribbed vault, with side chapels dedicated to various saints. The interior is Neo-Gothic, designed by the Italian artist Giuseppe Chiesa, while the exterior shows a simple Neoclassical decoration, a bell tower, and a Gothic main door opening onto a small enclosed square.

Construction began in 1748 to replace an earlier Gothic structure dating to the 14th century, with work completed in 1771. This extended building period allowed Gothic Revival design principles to be incorporated into the original architectural plan.

The church is dedicated to Santa Maria and its main door opens onto the small enclosed Pla de la Parròquia. From May to October, organ concerts are held every day from Monday to Saturday, using the 1809 instrument. The 2020 restoration recovered about 80 percent of the early 19th-century polychromies in the apse that had been damaged by water infiltration.

This church is located at Pla de la Parròquia in central Mahón and is easily accessible on foot. Keep in mind that religious services take place at specific times, which may affect visitor access to the building.

The organ was built in 1809 by the Swiss master Johann Kyburz, resident in Barcelona, and inaugurated in 1810. It stands 15 metres tall and 9 wide, with four keyboards and 3,006 pipes, 197 of them wood. Damaged in 1936 during the Civil War, it was restored by Salvador Aragonès at a cost of some 200,000 pesetas, paid by Ferran Rubió i Tudurí.