Santa Eulàlia (Palma)
Santa Eulàlia is a Catholic church in Palma , Spain .
location
The church is located near the town hall at Plaça Santa Eulàlia 2 .
Architecture and history
Santa Eulàlia is one of the oldest churches in the city. As early as 1236, a chapel was built on this site by the Christian conqueror of Mallorca, King Jaume I. Up to the year 1414, the church was expanded in the high Gothic style .
The church, dedicated to St. Eulàlia, has three aisles and a cross-shaped floor plan. A statue of the saint from 1621 is in the main portal. The current facade of the church was built in the 19th century and is in the neo-Gothic style .
A crucifix possibly brought to Mallorca by Jaume I in 1229 is in the side chapel of Sant Christ .
In front of the church there was a cemetery until the end of the 16th century, which was then used as a marketplace.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Susanne Lipps, Oliver Breda, Mallorca , Dumont, ISBN 978-3-7701-7634-2 , page 99
Coordinates: 39 ° 34 ′ 9.4 " N , 2 ° 39 ′ 3.9" E