Church with a single nave covered by a vault of five cross sections and five lateral chapels per band between wide buttresses. The apse is polygonal and has seven locks with internal buttresses and an octagonal bell tower at the back. The crypt is covered with a cross vault, the ribs of which are supported by two vault keys. Access to the temple is through two doors. The old main entrance, located on Carrer de Santa Maria, has a round pointed arch and preserves remains of a painting representing the Crucifixion. The second door corresponds to the current façade, in neo-Gothic style, which opens onto Plaça de Jaume I. It has a large pointed arched door and, on the tympanum, there is a sculptural group representing the Coronation of the Virgin. Above the rose window, the crowning is double-sided with blind arches and small side towers. Crucifix of the high altar (18th century): Polychrome ivory crucifix showing Christ's body arched to the left, perhaps due to the shape of the ivory piece, and rounded, with legs together and feet crossed. The head, with long hair, is tilted to the left and back and rests well below the raised arms. The cross is modern and made of silver. Organ (1942): Architectural composition of wood, arranged in three floors by semicircular arches and recesses and mouldings between them. Triangular pediment and small pinnacles on the crowning. Corbels and stipes at the bottom, in the form of a balcony with a façade of molded polygons. This structure is refilled with metal tubes, often with plant-themed openwork wood ornaments added to them. Crypt Burial (1916): White marble sculptural group made by Josep Llimona i Bruguera, consisting of the dead Christ, lying on a bed and covered by Saint Joseph of Arimathea with a sheet, with Nicodemus behind. At the foot is Mary Magdalene, at the head the Virgin Mary with Saint John and Mary Salome in the foreground. Stylised realistic figurative work, characteristic of modernist aesthetics. It was patronised by Bishop Torras i Bages, as indicated by an inscription. Vault keys of the crypt (16th century): Two keystones with round outline. One presents the theme of the Resurrection, with the triumphant Christ on the tomb, with a cross in one hand, a robe that partially covers his body, fastened with a buckle and a cruciform border on his head. Two soldiers, dressed in armour, one on each side, are in a position of falling back. The other presents the theme of the Piety, where the Virgin, in a robe and excessively long legs, carries Christ on her lap and has one leg over the other while her arm is down to her back. Altar of Saint Felix in the crypt (20th century): White marble altar consisting of the figure of Saint Felix dressed as a priest, with hands folded on his chest, arranged on a pedestal with reliefs in the form of a palm of martyrdom, an ax and a crown of roses and ornamented with garlands of roses and bay leaves At the feet there are the figures of two angels dressed in tunics leaning on the pedestal in an attitude of weeping and their wings spread out around them. Enamel of the Holy Supper of the high altar (20th century): Enamel on polychrome metal, with the religious scene representing the Last Supper. All the figures completely occupy the space and are arranged symmetrically around a central one, the Christ. All the figures wear robes and are standing except for the two closest to the central one, who are kneeling in front of the table, on which the bread and wine are laid out. Schematised realistic figuration. Paintings of the portal of Santa Maria (14th century): Remains of polychrome paintings arranged in the centre of the external archivolt and the upper side wall of the portal of Santa Maria. The Crucifixion is represented with the figure of the Virgin and the sun on the right and Saint John and the moon on the left and characters with a border under arcades. Stylised and sinuous figures typical of the Gothic style. They were found in 1973 and are in serious danger of irreversible degradation. Grilles of the side chapels: The interior bars have doors formed by bars that are joined at the top, creating single, double or triple arches, ogee or recessed, sometimes overlapping and some polylobed. The bars end up forming pointed arches between the bars and a cornice of Gothic foliage of stylised acanthus leaves, rosettes and outline clovers above which rises a crown of spikes that alternate the following themes: agave with spikes and flowers, spiked pomegranate and flowers and spiked spiral. Altarpiece of Sant Ramon de Penyafort (20th century): Altarpiece made by Rafael Solanic i Balius, consisting of a central exempt sculpture of Sant Ramon de Penyafort surrounded by bronze panels embossed with scenes from the Saint's life and framed by uprights and lintels of wood and marble without moulding. The statue is made of polychrome wood and represents the Saint dressed in friar with his hands on his chest carrying a book. A key hangs from his belt and at his feet there is a tiara. In the reliefs there is a main assessment of volume and space through the introduction of architectural elements. Statue of Santa Llúcia: Polychrome wood sculpture. Juvenile female figure right, dressed in tunic and mantle, with head and body slightly arched to opposite sides and with one leg supporting the weight and the other slightly advanced and supported. She wears a border and braids and in one hand the palm of martyrdom and in the other a plate with eyes. Exterior grills (20th century): During the renovations of the main façade carried out between 1903 and 1905, the Renaissance box was demolished and replaced by a neo-Gothic portal that took advantage of the original medieval base. The exterior wrought iron bars can be found on both sides of the main portal that opens onto Plaça de Jaume I, and also flanking the Santa Anna portal, on Carrer de Santa Maria. The wrought iron work of the bars of the main portal combines smooth and spiral circular cylindrical bars topped with screw-on floral motifs. The two dragons flanking the entrance stand out. The bars of Santa Anna's portal are smaller and also alternate smooth and spiral bars topped by leaves and forged acanthus. Paintings of El Santíssim Chapel (20th century). The frescoes of the Capella del Santíssim were made by the Vilafranca painter Lluís Maria Güell between 1941 and 1944. These paintings decorate the side walls, on both sides of the high altar where there is the sculptural group of the Calvary by Enric Monjo, and the dome of the chapel. The frescoes on the walls depict six episodes from the lives of saints and are separated by adjacent pillars. The paintings on the dome are framed in borders and represent the theme of heavenly Glory. Stained glass windows in the apse (XX century): The set of seven stained glass windows in the apse were paid for by Ramon Pujol Güell and were installed from 1959. The central stained-glass window in the apse represents different episodes from the life of the Virgin and was designed by Pau Boada and Josep Brugal. In the six remaining stained-glass windows, three on either side of the apse, on the north side, the creation of the world, the expulsion from paradise and the genealogy of Christ are represented. On the south side the following are represented: the Annunciation, the Apocalypse and the Coronation of the Virgin. These last three stained-glass windows were designed by Pau Macià. The Basilica of Santa Maria is part of the most important historical and monumental complex in Vilafranca. Documented in 1188 in the reign of Alfonso I. It was rebuilt in the 13th century, having undergone several remodellings since then. The current building dates from the 15th century (consecrated on 1489) and the crypt from the 16th century (1561). Important works took place between the 18th and 19th centuries, such as the refurbishment of the vault, which collapsed in 1735, that of the bell tower (1775, 1860, 1919) and the construction of the Capella del Santíssim, in 1809. At the beginning of the 20th century, the main Renaissance façade was replaced by the Neo-Gothic one. The refurbishment was carried out between 1903 and 1905 according to August Font's project and under the direction of Santiago Güell. In 1934 it caught fire and, immediately, the reconstruction was undertaken under the direction of Jeroni Martorell. In 1935 the Generalitat declared it a Historical and Artistic Monument.