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Il-Mall

Fil-5 ta' April 2022

Pale-maille or Palla-Maglio (Pall-mall) was a lawn game that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries. The game was popular in Italy, France, England and Scotland and in other parts of Western Europe in the 16th century, which also found its way to Malta through the Order of St. John. The Mall at Floriana was built by Grandmaster […]

Promenade tal-Imsida

On 2 April 2022

Msida was once an old fishing village at one of the distant inlets of Marsamxett Harbour at the end of a valley descending from higher inland grounds. Its name is reputed to derive from ‘Omm Sidna’ (Our Lord’s mother), due to a niche or statue of the Holy Mother whom the fishermen prayed to before […]

It-Teatru tal-Opra Rjali – Pjazza Teatru Rjal

On 4 March 2022

The Royal Opera House, or It-Teatru Rjal as known to many Maltese, was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected between 1862 and 1866. Barry’s design did not take into account that the land sloped and a sub-level facade was added by Maltese architects. An architectural work of art, with columns all around and wonderful […]

Il-Biskuttin

On 4 March 2022

The area beyond the Valletta land front ditch and Triton Square is commonly known as the Biskuttin, now ithing the council boundaries of Floriana. It’s a wide and paved avenue lined with benches and trees that bisects Vjal ir-Re Dwardu VII. Its main feature is the imposing bronze statue of Christ the King by Antonio […]

Kamra tad-Deputati

On 4 March 2022

When Self-government was achieved in 1921, the first general elections in Malta were held on 1 November that year. From 1921 to 1976 sessions were held at the Tapestries Chamber of the Grand Masters Palace, Valletta which became the seat of Malta’s first constitutional parliament after 120 years of direct British rule. In 1976, the […]

Riġenerazzjoni taż-Żona ta' Marsamxett

Fid-9 ta' Jannar 2022

Lower Valletta The Lower part of Valletta basically extends from the Due Balli area near Fort St. Elmo up to St. Mark Street on the Marsamxett Harbour side of the city. It is an area situated behind a line of fortification constructed in the 1570s by the Order of St John on the design of […]

Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, il-Belt Valletta

Fid-9 ta' Jannar 2022

In a significant effort to safeguard Valletta’s cultural heritage, the Maltese government allocated €700,000 for the restoration of three esteemed churches within the city. Embedded YouTube Video This initiative focused on enhancing the structural integrity and aesthetic appeal of the basilica of Mt Carmel, the parish church of St Augustine, and the Church of Our […]

Proġett ta' Riġenerazzjoni ta' Marsaxlokk

Fid-9 ta' Jannar 2022

The picturesque fishing village of Marsaxlokk is one of the oldest communities of fishermen in the southeast of Malta, which derives its name from its geographical location; Marsa, a harbour and Xlokk, South East. The area is rich in history particularly Embedded YouTube Video In the Tas-Silġ area are archaeological remains that date to the […]

Forti Sant'Iermu

Fid-9 ta' Jannar 2022

Fort Saint Elmo is a fort that stands on the seaward tip of the peninsula on which Valletta was built, between Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour. The Order of St. John had built it on the site where a small tower once stood. It is one of the best-known landmarks in Malta for its role in the Great Siege of […]

Il-Foss tal-Belt Valletta – Ġnien Laparelli

Fid-9 ta' Jannar 2022

Francesco Laparelli’s original design of Valletta consisted of a bastioned land front with two cavaliers separated from the mainland by a deep ditch. Although varying in time, the ditch approximately measures 12.5 meters in depth and from 12.5 meters to 25 meters wide in certain locations and cuts across from Marsamxett Harbour to Grand Harbour. The […]

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