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Sites in Malta were first inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France, in 1980. At that session, all three current sites were added to the list: the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, City of Valletta, and Ġgantija Temples. [3][4] In 1992, the temples of Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, Ta' Ħaġrat, Skorba, and ...
The Citadel (Maltese: Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello (Maltese: Il-Kastell), [a] is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is believed to have been the acropolis of the Punic - Roman city of Gaulos or Glauconis Civitas.
Auberge de Castille, designed by Andrea Belli in 1741–45. The Maltese Baroque is the form of Baroque architecture that developed in Malta during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the islands were under the rule of the Order of St. John. [9] The Baroque style was introduced in Malta in the early 17th century, possibly by the Bolognese engineer ...
Auberge de Castille, designed by Andrea Belli in 1741–45. Maltese Baroque architecture is the form of Baroque architecture that developed in Malta during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the islands were under the rule of the Order of St. John. [1] The Baroque style was introduced in Malta in the early 17th century, possibly by the Bolognese ...
The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, [1] built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. [2] They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth ...
The Grandmaster's Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz tal-Granmastru), officially known as The Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz), is a palace in Valletta, Malta.It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace (Maltese: Palazz Maġisterjali).
Palazzo Parisio, formerly known as Scicluna Palace, [1] Palazzo Scicluna, [3] and officially Palazzo Parisio and Gardens, is a 20th-century palace in Naxxar, Malta. [4] On site was a hunting lodge built in 1733 by Paolo Parisio, and was used as a summer or permanent residence, barracks and a college, before being acquired by the Marquis Scicluna in 1898.
Villa Bologna is a Maltese stately home, in the village of Attard in the central district of Malta.Built in opulent Baroque style, Villa Bologna has been called "the most beautiful 18th century country house to be built for a Maltese family" [1] and "of similar grandeur to the finest palaces on the island".