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The church of Santa Eulalia is located in the center of Esparreguera.

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2 The church of Santa Eulalia is located in the center of Esparreguera.

3 Its construction in 1587 was carried out to fill in the functions of the old church, located far from the population and village.

4 Its blessing was held in 1612. During the first Carlist War it was occupied by troops. It was reconstructed in 1886 and reopened in 1874.

5 It suffered extensive damage during the Spanish civil war(1936-1939), but was reformed later.

6 The building is Gothic Style with Renaissance Decoration.

7 It consists of a nave, 15 m. wide by 51 m. in length and a 23 m. wide covered vault and Seven-sided apse at the head.

8 The sections of the nave are separated by arches and between the buttresses are 12 side chapels.

9 The church was built with materials from the area.

10 The foundations are limestone and sandstone. The walls of the church and the bell tower are conglomerates from the Montserrat mountain.

11 The bell tower is 61 meters high and is the second highest in Catalunya.

12 The base is square, and from the second floor becomes octagonal. Its construction was completed in 1636.

13 From where the bells are, it is possible to go up to a circular balcony vía a small spiral staircase.

14 It was a tradition to go up to the bell tower at Christmas time. This tradition has survived until today.

15 From the top you can see the whole valley of the Llobregat, the congost Montserrat, as well as the tibidabo in Barcelona.

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