Old Parliament Chamber

Old Parliament Chamber

  • On 30 October 2021
The former Parliament chamber, embedded in people’s memories as the venue of so many historic and feisty sittings, has been stripped of its fittings and famous purple hue. It is now being transformed into a fresh, bright hall in preparation for hosting informal EU ministerial meetings during Malta’s 2017 EU presidency. The chamber’s furnishings used […]
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The Upper Barrakka Lift

The Upper Barrakka Lift

  • On 27 March 2021
The original Upper Barrakka Lift was one of two proposed as a vertical transport with the introduction of the tramway in Malta, was completed in September 1905 and launched in the following December. The cost was £5,000. The lift was 200feet high and its total weight was some 75 tons. Each cabin carried twelve passengers. […]
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Triton Square

Triton Square

  • On 27 March 2021
The main fortifications of Valletta  were separated by a deep ditch, and Porta Reale was covered by a Piazza d’Armi and a ravelin. During the 17th century, Valletta’s fortifications were strengthened with the construction of f four counterguards along the landfront, as well as by St. Magdalene’s Ravelin, with a small ditch separated the ravelin […]
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