A medieval door has been found during the renovation works at Can Bordils.

PalmThe remains of a medieval doorway have been uncovered during renovation work carried out by Palma City Council at Can Bordils. The structure was found in the building's courtyard, and its ogee arch is visible on the landing of one of the interior staircases, explained Sonia Franco, the architect in charge of the building's renovations and from the Infrastructure Department. First Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Culture, Javier Bonet, detailed that €120,000 was allocated to the project, which was carried out by the same contractor the City Council uses for maintenance. He stated that the work was completed at a lower cost than a new bidding process would have entailed. He also noted that Can Bordils was acquired by the City Council in 1982 and asserted that "no work had been done on the building" since then. The works have consisted of restoring the eaves facing Almudaina Street, renovating the structure of the interior courtyard, replacing the roofs, and installing protective railings, among other interventions. Specifically, all the roofs have been fully waterproofed to prevent water leaks; the marés stone on the third floor and the wooden eaves on Almudaina Street have been repaired; and the walls of the central courtyard, the ground floor, and the semi-basement of the main building, affected by dampness, have been rehabilitated. A specific damp-proofing treatment has been applied to the base of the walls surrounding the central courtyard and in the basements where part of the archive is located, and the courtyard has been completely repainted. In the interior office, the deteriorated wooden beams were repaired, while in the side courtyard, work was carried out to improve the breathability of the walls. The building is situated in one of the prime locations of the old city. The origins of the house date back at least to the Islamic period, and from the 15th century onwards, it served as the home of the Sureda-Zanglada, Bordils (17th-19th centuries), and Villalonga-Escalada (19th-20th centuries) families. In 1936, it was acquired by the Unzué family, and since 1982, it has been owned by the Palma City Council, which undertook an ambitious renovation to enable the building to house the archive's holdings, which, until 1988, had been located on the third floor of the current headquarters. Currently, it houses up to six kilometers of documents, as it collects all the documentation generated and received by the bodies that, throughout the centuries, have carried out political and administrative functions related to the City Council or to autonomous bodies linked to the municipal government. This is due to the city's historical background as the nerve center of the Kingdom of Mallorca. Regarding the services provided, users can consult, by appointment, building permit files processed between 1900 and 1991, as well as business license files from 1900 and 1900, at the Palma Municipal Archive. Access is also available in databases of inventories, the photographic archive, and digitized documentary collections, along with internal document loans and an advisory and guidance service.