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  • Painting of sister Catarina of Aragon, niece of King Sancho of Majorca, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, in the Chapel of St Ramon Llull, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francis on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the port and town of Palma de Mallorca, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de Armas, a circular central courtyard at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The courtyard is 2-tiered, the lower tier of Catalan Romanesque arches was for servants and soldiers, and the royal family used the Gothic-arched upper tier. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Julius Caesar, 16th century, after a classical Roman 1st century AD statue, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, by D Jaime Blanquer on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, by D Jaime Blanquer on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, in the Chapel of St Ramon Llull, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the port and town of Palma de Mallorca with the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, or La Seu, built in Gothic style, 1299-1601, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View through an arch at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Clio, muse of history, neoclassical style, inspired by classical statues, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Talia, muse of comedy, 18th century, inspired by classical 6th century statues, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble statue of Julius Caesar, 16th century, after a classical Roman 1st century AD statue, at Bellver castle, built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, at Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of the few circular castles in Europe, and was built by architect Pere Salva in Gothic style, with towers attached to the walls and a separate keep tower reached by a high bridge over the moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ on the cross in a chapel in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre des Venger, or Talaia de ses Animes, a watchtower built 1545-97, on the cliffs of the road between Estellencs and Banyalbufar, in Banyabufar, in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Serra de Tramuntana forms the backbone of the North West of the island, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the port of Palma de Mallorca, with boats moored in the harbour and the cathedral behind, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, or La Seu, was built in Gothic style, 1299-1601. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre des Venger, or Talaia de ses Animes, a watchtower built 1545-97, on the cliffs of the road between Estellencs and Banyalbufar, in Banyabufar, in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Serra de Tramuntana forms the backbone of the North West of the island, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre des Venger, or Talaia de ses Animes, a watchtower built 1545-97, on the cliffs of the road between Estellencs and Banyalbufar, in Banyabufar, in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Serra de Tramuntana forms the backbone of the North West of the island, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the port of Palma de Mallorca, with boats moored in the harbour and the cathedral behind, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Serra de Tramuntana forms the backbone of the North West of the island, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the port of Palma de Mallorca, with boats moored in the harbour and the cathedral behind, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Serra de Tramuntana forms the backbone of the North West of the island, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mobile sculpture entitled Nancy, 1972, by Alexander Calder, 1898-1976, American sculptor, in the Jardins de síHort del Rei, just below the Palau de líAlmudaina in Passeig Antoni Maura, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The sculpture was originally part of an exhibition of Calderís work in Sala Pelaires (a Palma gallery) in 1972, and his friend Joan Miro arranged for it to be donated to the city. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron lamps hanging in Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Bishop of Majorca, Pere Campins, asked the architect Antoni Gaudi in 1899 to help in the restoration of the Cathedral. Gaudi was involved from 1903 to 1914 and installed several forged iron lamps and candelabra. The Roman Catholic cathedral was originally built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion sculpture on iron lamp hanging in Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Bishop of Majorca, Pere Campins, asked the architect Antoni Gaudi in 1899 to help in the restoration of the Cathedral. Gaudi was involved from 1903 to 1914 and installed several forged iron lamps and candelabra. The Roman Catholic cathedral was originally built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A ceramic mural by Joan Miro, Parc de la Mar, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This mural made from earthenware tiles is  entitled 'Wall for David Fernandez Miro', and is based on a painting in oil dedicated to one of Miro's grandsons. It was made in 1983, measures 3 x 11.5m and is signed and dated on the lower left side: Miro/CASTALDO/83. Joan Miro lived and worked in Majorca from 1956 until his death in 1983. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Rights clearance required for Successio Miro S.L.
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  • Courtyard of Casa-Museu Joaquin Torrents Llado, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This museum is dedicated to the Catalan artist, 1946-93, who moved to Majorca in the 1960s and lived and worked here in this house. Oil paintings, drawings, water colours and sculptures are on display as well as changing exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Here, the Virgin is depicted in the scene of the Immaculate Conception, surrounded by the 15 symbols of the Marian Litany. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Ferro' windmill, Pla de San Jordi, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This type of windmill was introduced in 1934 and is an adaptation of an American 'ramell' style windpump with an added tail. It is used for water pumping and this example is located near Palma airport. ('Ferro' means iron and 'ramell' means flower in the Majorcan language.) Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sails and tail of 'ferro' windmill, Pla de San Jordi, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This type of windmill was introduced in 1934 and is an adaptation of an American 'ramell' style windpump with an added tail. It is used for water pumping and this example is located near Palma airport. ('Ferro' means iron and 'ramell' means flower in the Majorcan language.) Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Here, the Virgin is depicted in the scene of the Immaculate Conception, surrounded by the 15 symbols of the Marian Litany. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted capital and putto from Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St John on the side of the Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Saint John the Evangelist is depicted with his symbol, the eagle. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal Palace of La Almudaina, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The palace was originally an Arabian fortress or alcazar but was used by the Catalans as a royal residence from the 14th century. It is square in shape with an arcaded facade over looking the Mediterranean Sea. Its restoration was begun in 1963 and The King of Spain now uses it as an official residence for ceremonial occasions and it is also a museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window above the choir, Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This is one of 5 rose windows in the cathedral and has a diameter of 11.3m. The original fell in 1581, it was repaired in 1857 and again in 1904 under Antoni Gaudi, but was damaged in the Spanish Civil War and finally repaired in 1946. The Roman Catholic cathedral itself was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Gregory on the side of the Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Here, the Virgin is depicted in the scene of the Immaculate Conception, surrounded by the 15 symbols of the Marian Litany. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. This Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Here, it is seen floodlit at night. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Banys Arabs or Arab Baths, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. These Moorish baths are on Ca'n Serra street near the Convent of the Cathedral, and include the lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig. The small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath is of Byzantine origin, built in the 11th century and possibly once the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi and twelve columns pillaged from an earlier Roman building. The second room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted sides and arched ceiling of Great Portal and tympanum of Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma or La Seu, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The Roman Catholic cathedral was built on the site of a mosque and is a huge building in Catalan Gothic style. It was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 and finished in 1601. It towers over the old city of Palma overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Enormous brick fireplace in the Salle de Majorque, where banquets, receptions and parliaments were held, on the south side of the main courtyard, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance in the west facade, beneath the Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de Majorque, where banquets, receptions and parliaments were held, on the south side of the main courtyard, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Thought to be the queen's chapel, the room is decorated with carved and painted flowers, leaves and fruit, with mudejar tiles of Hispano-Moorish design, and stained glass windows which have been restored. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, with pink and white marble wall, semicircular portal and Mudejar-style door, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Niche, with mural painting of blue drapery, and painted frieze inspired by Arabic kufic calligraphy, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper Chapel, or Chapel of the Holy Cross, in the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arched entrance, built 1959, in the ramparts, leading to the gardens of the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre Mestre with the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, seen from the Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1216.jpg
  • Torre Mestre with the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, seen from the Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie de la Reine, an galleried arcade with Gothic arches, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main courtyard with the white palace throne room with arcaded gallery, and Homage Tower behind, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with moat and crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Serena, bronze statue by Jose Bonhomme, b. 1949, with the Pic du Canigou in the background, in the gardens of the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Hall of the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted frieze inspired by Arabic kufic calligraphy, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining hall in the King's apartments, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decoration symbolising the clash between the Christian (left) and Muslim (right) worlds, with figures holding bocles or small round Almogavar 14th century shields, in the King's apartments, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decoration symbolising the clash between the Christian (left) and Muslim (right) worlds, with figures holding bocles or small round Almogavar 14th century shields, in the King's apartments, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Griffons, carved stone capital, at the entrance to the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel with painted sculpture of St Peter, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shell-shaped painted decoration resembling Gothic stained glass windows, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco with stars, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main courtyard, looking towards the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, and the lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with moat and crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main courtyard, with the Torre Mestre, housing the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, and the lower chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, with pink and white marble wall, semicircular portal and Mudejar-style door, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's apartments, with painted wall decoration of blue drapery, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel with painted sculpture of St Paul, 14th century, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bosse or keystone, with sculpture of Christ and Mary Magdalene in the garden of Olives, late 13th century, in the ceiling. with fresco of stars, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Liturgical font in wall beside entrance, with semicircular arched design, in the high chapel or Chapelle Sainte-Croix, consecrated 1309, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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