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Architecture of Balearic Islands

09 October 2009
1310 – Castell De Bellver, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

1310 – Castell De Bellver, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Architect: Pere Salva Begun by Jaume II in 1300 and built by Pere Salva, the architect of the Almudaina Palace, it is unique among Spanish castles in being entirely round. Three large towers...

10 October 2009
1362 – Ciutadella Cathedral, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

1362 – Ciutadella Cathedral, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

On Plaça Pío XII, and built by orders of King Alfonso III of Aragón, conqueror of the Island (1287), on an ancient Moorish mosque, the Cathedral is in the Catalan Gothic style of...

09 October 2009
1601 – Palma Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain

1601 – Palma Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain

The Seo was build on the site of an existing Arab mosque. The legend has it that one night in 1229, as Jaime I was on his way to recapture Majorca, his fleet...

09 October 2009
Almudaina Palace, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Almudaina Palace, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Architect: Pere Salva This was the Muslim palace of the Banu Ganiya, at the edge of the port. The building was converted into a palace at the beginning of the 14th century on...

09 October 2009
Arab Baths, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Arab Baths, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

10 October 2009
Ayuntamiento, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

Ayuntamiento, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

Plaça d’es Born looks over the port from the north. Once it was known as Plaza Generalísimo, honoring the dictator Franco. The square was built around the obelisk that remembers the hopeless struggle...

10 October 2009
Bastio de Sa Font, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

Bastio de Sa Font, Ciudadela, Menorca, Spain

09 October 2009
Consulado del Mar, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Consulado del Mar, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Close to “La Lonja”, with an outstanding Renaissance gallery of 17th century. Today this building is the seat of the autonomous government.

10 October 2009
Convent de Sant Agustí de Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain

Convent de Sant Agustí de Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain

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