# Torres de Gumara

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Torres de Gumara stands in Palma, Spain, built into the eastern wall of medieval Madina Mayurqa. You would see a fortified rectangular enclosure with battlements and two gateways. One entrance faced the Levant, while the other opened towards the city beyond the wall.

Muslim rulers built the double gate in the early twelfth century, after the siege of 1115. Its paired entrances forced attackers to overcome two defensive barriers before reaching Palma. After King Jaume I conquered Mallorca, the Knights Templar received the site and walled up the Levant gate. The surviving structure then became known as Torres del Temple, Castillo del Temple, and House of the Temple. Palma’s city council purchased it in 2007, after its recognition as a Site of Cultural Interest in 2005.

Planned restoration includes exhibition rooms, a new staircase, an elevator, and irregular limestone paving outside. Wooden beams will replace damaged interior floors, while restored levels will reveal semi-hidden arches more clearly. The future museum will trace Palma’s history from the tenth to the fifteenth century. Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities will all have a place in that story. One surviving gateway, Gabella de la Sal, offers a tangible sense of the lost wall’s original scale.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_TorresdeGumara_6891f62c7801b5804a7a51e9_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finestra_del_Temple.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_TorresdeGumara_6891f62c7801b5804a7a51e9_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finestra_de_El_Temple.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_TorresdeGumara_6891f62c7801b5804a7a51e9_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Die_Plaça_de_Sant_Jeroni_im_Altstadtviertel_Monti-Sion_von_Palma_de_Mallorca_-_panoramio.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_TorresdeGumara_6891f62c7801b5804a7a51e9_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carrer_de_St_Bonaventura.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_TorresdeGumara_6891f62c7801b5804a7a51e9_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caps_del_carrer_de_Sant_Bonaventura.jpg)

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