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The Mall

On 5 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 […]

Msida Promenade

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 […]

Kalkara Regeneration Project

On 1 April 2022

Kalkara was originally a fishing village in the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek, which had flourished after WWII and has now expanded into a very pleasant small town. The name is attributed to originate from Claice, which is Latin for lime, as it is believed that there was a lime kiln […]

Pieta` Prominade

On 25 March 2022

People are recorded to have settled at Pietà in the second half of the 16th century, following the building of Valletta, since it’s the first coastal area in this part of Malta, once leaving the city. A chapel and a rectory were built in 1612 dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows which in Italian is […]

Library and Archives in Parliament

On 11 March 2022

On March 11, 2022, a significant milestone was reached with the inauguration of a new library and archives facility within the Parliament premises, situated underground at the site. Embedded YouTube Video This visionary project, spearheaded by an investment of €4 Million allocated by Parliament to the Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation, has breathed new life into […]

The Royal Opera House – 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 […]

The 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 […]

House of Representatives

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 […]

Senglea Outer Fortifications

On 9 January 2022

The land front fortifications of Senglea are a series of defensive that once spanned the front of the peninsula from Galley’s Creek facing Vittoriosa to French Creek facing Corradino Heights. The first fortifications were built as a result of the Ottoman attack of 1551 with Fort Saint Michael commenced a year later. The majority of the fortifications were built over […]

Marsamxett Zone Regeneration

On 9 January 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 […]

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