Castillo de Bellver, Palma de Mallorca
Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952) |
Country | Spain |
City | Palama de Mallorca |
Subject Date | 1300 |
Image Date | 1930 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Romanesque |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | DK/22/1 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Towers ; Arcades ; Courtyards ; Palaces ; Round buildings ; Castles ; Fortifications ; Prisons |
NOTES: This circular hilltop castle was built in 1300 for James II, King of Majorca and Lord of Montpellier from 1243 until his death in 1313. It was used as a military prison during the 18th and 19th centuries, and again in the 1950s during the dictatorship of Franco.
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