La Llotja, Palma De Mallorca Stock Photography

Cultural Centre & Art Gallery. It was designed by Guillem Sagrera (the architect of the cathedral's Portal del Mirador) as the city's exchange when Mallorca was a major maritime trading centre in the 15th century. The rectangular hall has an octagonal tower at each corner, with ten smaller towers to act as buttresses. Stand among the spiralling pillars, gaze up at the rib vaulting, and try to imagine the Mallorcan merchants of 500 years ago haggling over silk, spices and silver. Nowadays La Llotja is a cultural centre, hosting temporary exhibitions.