Parc de la Mar, Coastal park near La Seu Cathedral, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Parc de la Mar is a nine-hectare park between Palma's city wall and the Ma-19 motorway, near La Seu Cathedral. It was designed by Pere Nicolau and Angel Morado and opened on 12 October 1984. A large saltwater lake, fed by underground pumps from the sea, laps part of the wall and has a fountain in its centre; a paved esplanade with palm trees surrounds it, and the eastern end holds lawns, trees and a children's play area.

Before 1970, the Mediterranean reached the city walls until construction of a new road led to the creation of this space. This transformation reshaped the shoreline and created a public area between the modern city and its historic architecture.

The saltwater lake is fed by underground pumps that draw water from the sea, since the planned bridge under the Ma-19 motorway was never built. Before the motorway, the sea reached the wall and the cathedral was seen reflected in it, an image travellers arriving by boat knew well.

The park lies between the old city wall and the Ma-19 motorway, a short walk from La Seu Cathedral. The lake is fed by underground pumps drawing seawater, since the planned bridge linking it to open sea was never built. The eastern end holds lawns, a children's play area and table-tennis tables; the rest is paved esplanade with palm trees.

The lake was meant to link to the open sea beneath a large bridge carrying the motorway, so the cathedral would keep being reflected in the water. The bridge was never built; underground pumps now carry seawater into the basin.