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M.A. Vassalli Street (Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli) Mediterranean Street (Maltese: Triq il-Mediterran) New Street (Triq il-Ġdida) Republic Street (Maltese: Triq ir-Repubblika; alt. Strada Rjali, Kingsway) Old Hospital Street (Triq l-Isptar) Old Mint Street (Triq Żekka; alt. Strada Zecca) Old Treasury Street (Triq it-Teżorerija)
Republic Street (Maltese: Triq ir-Repubblika), historically known as Strada Reale (Maltese: Strada Rjali) or Kingsway, is a principal street in the capital city of Valletta, Malta. It is about 1 kilometer long (0.6 miles) and is known for legislative, judiciary and commercial purposes.
Valletta (/ v ə ˈ l ɛ t ə / ⓘ və-LET-ə; Maltese: il-Belt Valletta, pronounced [vɐlˈlɛttɐ]) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. [3]
The first post office in Malta was opened in the building in 1708, and part of it remained a post office until 1849. [9] Over the years, La Casa del Comun Tesoro also housed government offices, a hotel and a cinema. The building was damaged in World War II, but it was repaired and it now houses the Casino Maltese. Some parts of the ground floor ...
The Valletta Waterfront is run by a private consortium who offers management overseeing Malta's cruise liner business. The waterfront hosts roughly twelve restaurants, a number of bars and retail outlets. Various events are held at the area and the close vicinity, [10] such as the Malta Jazz Festival and the Malta Fireworks Festival. [11]
The original gate to Valletta was known as Porta San Giorgio, and was built during the reign of Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, after whom the city is named.Porta San Giorgio was possibly designed by Francesco Laparelli, the Italian military engineer who designed most of the fortifications of Valletta, or by his Maltese assistant Girolamo Cassar.
The gardens are linked to Valletta's ditch and the nearby Lascaris Wharf by the Barrakka Lift. The first lift on the site was built in 1905, but was closed in 1973 and dismantled in 1983. [ 5 ] The lift can be seen in operation in the 1968 British adventure film, A Twist of Sand , based on Geoffrey Jenkins ' 1959 novel of the same name.
Victoria Gate (Maltese: Il-Bieb Victoria, Italian: Porta Victoria or Porta Vittoria) is a city gate in Valletta, Malta. It was built by the British in 1885, and was named after Queen Victoria . The gate is the main entrance into the city from the Grand Harbour area, which was once the busiest part of the city.