Iglesia San Nicolás

Religious | Palma de Mallorca

The Church of San Nicolás is located in the street of Estrecho San Nicolás in Palma, on the island of Mallorca. The primitive building of the church of San Nicolas was a parish temple from 1302. Between 1309 and 1349 the new temple was built. At the end of the 15th century it was rebuilt due to the collapse of the nave. The main façade and the two portals date from this period. In 1681 another important reform was carried out that completely changed the apse, the cover and the decoration. The main doorway is ogival and is decorated with vegetal motifs and lateral pinnacles. The tympanum niche frames the image of Saint Nicholas, a 17th century work. The lateral doorway is also ogival but with a classic 18th century portal surmounted by a gutter. It has a single nave with five rectangular side chapels and a barrel vault roof with lunettes. Likewise, the chapels open under semicircular arches with molded pilasters and capitals with vegetal decoration. The bell tower has a hexagonal floor plan. The main altarpiece has a 15th century Gothic painting depicting St. Nicholas and is the work of Miguel de Alcañiz.