Església de Sant Nicolau, Gothic parish church in central Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Església de Sant Nicolau is a church in central Palma de Mallorca featuring a single nave with side chapels beneath semi-circular arches. The interior displays decorative stucco with floral patterns on pilasters and capitals, creating an ornate appearance.
The parish was created in 1302 when the intramural district of Santa Eulàlia was split in two. A new temple was built between 1309 and 1349, and after the nave collapsed it was rebuilt from the late 15th century, when the main façade and both portals were made. A further reform of 1681 changed the apse, roof and decoration, and the rebuilt church was blessed in late 1712.
The main altarpiece holds a 15th-century Gothic painting of Saint Nicholas by Miquel d'Alcanyís, the same artist credited with the Gothic images of Saint Nicholas and Saint Magí. In 2020 the parish's processional banners were restored and shown again for the first time during Holy Week 2021.
The church stands on Carrer de Sant Nicolau, a short walk from Plaça del Mercat and the Passeig des Born. The main portal on this street is the usual entrance; the lateral portal faces the side street. Visits are possible outside Mass times, so check the parish notice board at the door for current hours.
The hexagonal bell tower was added at the end of the 17th century, separate from the 15th-century Gothic facade with its two octagonal flanking towers. The 1894-1898 neo-Gothic works by Joan Miquel Sureda i Verí, count of Peralada, gave the main facade its rose window with stained glass from Casa Amigó and a cresting of fleurs-de-lis.
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