Plaza Mayor

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The Plaza Mayor of Palma de Mallorca is located in the central district of the city of Palma de Mallorca a few meters from other significant monuments such as the Church of San Miguel or the Teatro Principal. The space occupied by the Plaza Mayor of Palma de Mallorca is that of the old convent of San Felipe Neri and some neighboring houses. Until 1823 the square was the seat of the Inquisition. It has a rectangular floor plan and an arcaded perimeter, on which stand buildings of three or four floors. Once the headquarters of the Inquisition were demolished, ten years passed before work began on the first wing, which was completed in 1838. Work continued well into the 20th century, with the construction of a subway parking lot and shopping arcades. Leaving towards the Plaza del Marqués del Palmer, at number 1 is the El Águila building, which shares the metal structure of the lower body with Can Rey, two buildings from the early 20th century, built according to the Catalan Modernist model, with abundant decoration on the façades, where the polychrome ceramics of the Mallorcan factory La Roqueta stand out.