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This is an alphabetical list of shopping centres in Malta: ... Zacchary Street, Valletta; Daniels Mall,St Joseph High Street, Hamrun; ... (UTC). Text is available ...
St Joseph Street (Triq San Ġużepp) St Lucy Street (Triq Santa Luċija) St Michael's Street (Triq San Mikiel) St Nicholas Street (Triq San Nikola) St Paul Street (Triq San Pawl; Strada San Paolo) St Patrick's Street (Triq San Patrizju) St Sebastian Street (Maltese: Triq San Bastjan) St Ursula Street (Triq Sant' Orsola; alt. Strada Sant'Orsola)
As Malta’s capital city, it is a commercial centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. It is also the southernmost capital of Europe, [4] [note 1] and at just 0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi), it is the European Union's smallest capital city. [5] [6] Valletta's 16th-century buildings were constructed by the Knights Hospitaller.
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]
Due to the French occupation of Malta, the library did not open until Malta became a British protectorate. It was officially inaugurated by Civil Commissioner Sir Hildebrand Oakes in 1812. The library has remained there ever since. [12] [13] The square's northeast side is part of the Grandmaster's Palace, while the southwest side is a shopping ...
St Augustine Hall, adjacent to the church, is part of the original plan of Cassar. The present church was consecrated by Giovanni Maria Camilleri on 1 July 1906. A number of the artefacts found inside the church are originals from the first church.
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.
St John's Co-Cathedral (Maltese: Kon-Katidral ta' San Ġwann) is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, [2] having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann).