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  2. Valletta Waterfront - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. List of streets and piazzas in Valletta - Wikipedia

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    A number of formerly existing square in Valletta no longer exist. [2] St Elmo's Square (Maltese: Misraħ Sant' Iermu) St John's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġwann) St George's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġorġ), also known as Palace Square (Maltese: Misraħ il-Palazz)

  4. Casa Rocca Piccola - Wikipedia

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    Casa Rocca Piccola was one of two houses built in Valletta by Admiral Don Pietro la Rocca. [8] It is referenced in maps of the time as "la casa con giardino" meaning, the house with the garden, as normally houses in Valletta were not allowed gardens. [9] Changes were made in the late 18th century to divide the house into two smaller houses.

  5. Upper Barrakka Gardens - Wikipedia

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    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. A new lift ...

  6. Wignacourt Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    Another fountain was located at Valletta's marina, just outside Del Monte Gate and near the fish market. [59] [60] It was depicted in a landmark view of Valletta in 1664. [61] Statue of Neptune at the Grandmaster's Palace. It is a late 16th-century statue, given to the Grand Master in 1584. [62]

  7. Banca Giuratale (Valletta) - Wikipedia

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    The Banca Giuratale was originally a house which belonged to Dr. Gio Batta Piotto, and it was taken over by the treasury of the Order of St. John in 1665. In 1721, the Università, which was the local administrative council of Valletta, acquired the building in exchange for its original premises located across the street (now the Monte di Pietà).

  8. Valletta Design Cluster - Wikipedia

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    The Valletta Design Cluster (VDC) is a culture and creativity centre in Valletta, Malta. Inaugurated in March 2021, it is housed in a former slaughterhouse known as the Old Abattoir [ a ] ( Maltese : Il-Biċċerija l-Antika ) which was originally built in around the 17th century.

  9. Auberge d'Aragon - Wikipedia

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    Auberge d'Aragon was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar in 1566, making it the oldest auberge in the city of Valletta. The plot of land on which it was built was purchased on 20 September 1569 for the sum of 80 scudi and 8 tari. [4] Construction began in 1571. [5]