Can Forteza del Sitjar
Can Forteza del Sitjar is a historic mansion in Palma, shaped around a traditional seventeenth-century patio. Its entrance presents four segmental arches, which rest on eight semi-attached columns carved from sandstone.
The Safortesa family owned the property during the sixteenth century, before Pere Antoni Quint Safortesa acquired it in 1685. The open courtyard brings light and ventilation to surrounding rooms, while carasses, acanthus leaves, and family badges decorate the column capitals. Much of the building changed for its role as the seat of the College of Trinitarian Nuns, but the patio preserves its older character.
Look closely at the sandstone columns and the sculpted faces among their capitals: these details reveal how historic Palma families displayed status and identity.
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