Palace of the Kings of Majorca
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The Palace of the Kings of Majorca is a building in the city of Perpignan in south west France.
[edit] History
In 1276, King James II of Majorca made Perpignan the capital of the kingdom. He started to build a palace with gardens on a hill to the south of the town, with completion in 1309.
Organised around three courtyards 60 metres square, it is a fortress built in the Gothic style. It has two chapels, one above the other: the lower is the Queen's Chapel, while the upper is Holy Cross with a pink marble door.
Part of the northern wing of the palace was destroyed in a siege in 1502.
Following the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, France gained Roussillon, and proceed to develop the defensive features of the palace.
