Sant Joan Baptista, Baroque church in Els Torms, Spain.
Sant Joan Baptista is a church in Els Torms with a basilical plan of three naves divided by thick pilasters whose capitals carry stylised plant motifs. The side naves have groin vaults, while the higher central nave has a barrel vault reinforced by transverse arches with lunettes opening onto windows framed by mouldings. The walls are plastered and painted to imitate marble veining and stonework, and the floor is mosaic.
The parish of Els Torms belonged to the monastery of Poblet, as did much of the Garrigues. The present church is a baroque building; the sources give no construction date. It is protected as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest.
The parish belonged to the monastery of Poblet, like much of the Garrigues. Inside, the high altar is presided over by an image of Saint John the Baptist, and the altars of the Crucified Christ and the Dolorosa stand on the right side at the foot of the church.
Access to the interior is via a stone stairway, and the facade is divided into three parts with the entrance under a round arch flanked by pilasters. The square bell tower rises in two octagonal upper sections topped by a dome, so it can be picked out from the streets of Els Torms.
The parish belonged to the monastery of Poblet, as did much of the surrounding comarca of Garrigues. The interior walls are plastered and painted, imitating marble veining and stonework in the vaults and on some pilasters.
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