Casa Mir, National historic landmark in Maó, Spain
Casa Mir is a four-story building in the modernist style, located on Plaza Espanya in Maó and facing the town's harbor. Its facade is painted in white and light yellow, with large windows featuring colored glass in shades of green, orange, and blue, and a front section framed by three arches resting on thin wooden columns.
Casa Mir was designed in 1918 by Francesc Femenías, who was the town architect of Maó at the time. The building is now protected as a national historic landmark, placing it among a small number of surviving examples of early modernist architecture on the island.
Casa Mir sits along the Costa de Ses Voltes, the main walkway leading down to the harbor. People pass by it every day on their way to the port, the fish market, and the nearby cloister, making it a natural part of the town's daily rhythm.
The building stands on Plaza Espanya, one of the main squares in the center of Maó, and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of the old town. The best view of the facade is from the opposite side of the street, which also opens onto the harbor.
Casa Mir is one of the very few residential buildings in Menorca to hold national historic landmark status, which is more commonly given to churches or public monuments. The colored glass on the facade was positioned to catch the changing light coming off the harbor throughout the day.
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