CAN O’RYAN RIALTO LIVING, FAÇADE AND EAVES
Fri, 10/09/2015 - 18:26 | Bastidas Architecture | BlogThe wonderful eaves of the façade of Can O’Ryan dating from the XVIII century and of gothic origin have been preserved in their original state. Located in calle San Feliú in Palma, the XIX century Art Nouveau neo-Gothic façade and the remains found during the first stage of the construction revealed a combination of ceramic elements from the Islamic period to columns in the baroque style – objects which were expected to be buried. Despite numerous frameworks which were about to collapse and the ruined state of most rooms, Can O’Ryan began to reveal itself like a jewel found in amongst coffered ceilings sadly destroyed by time. As the work progressed and once the wall that separated the two rooms had been taken down, the arch work was discovered which nowadays visitors can view. A hall in the Baroque style was able to be recovered. This is the area off the very entrance from the street that is such an emblematic feature of Majorcan noble houses. Finally, original architectural elements were salvaged and catalogued, among them doors, floors, windows, arch work, walls, mouldings and glass tiles.