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A journey through time in Plaza España

After the sinkhole of the Avenidas and the unearthing of part of a bastion of the Renaissance wall, this Tuesday the works in Plaza España have brought to light part of the famous Porta Pintada, the origin of what is now one of the nerve centres of the city. This is how it evolved over the years.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter 15/03/2023

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Barometric column in Plaza España, designed by the architect Gaspar Bennazar in 1910. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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The covered moat and the recently demolished walls in what would later become Plaza España. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Plaza España, before the construction of the Jaume I statue. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Plaza España today. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Plaza España in the 1960s. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Plaza España in a 1954 photo. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Photograph of Plaza ESpaña and Plaça de la Porta Pintada, taken from a building on the Avenidas in the 1930s. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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In the background, the building that today houses the popular Bar Cristal and an old timber and iron warehouse. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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Assembly of the monument to Jaume I. The carts drove along the dirt road around the monument. Photographic archive V. García-Delgado Sancho. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)

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The Can Gaietà Segura building (where the Bar Cristal is today), according to the project by the architect Gaspar Bennassar, and before a fifth floor was added. Fotos Antiguas de Mallorca (FAM)