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San Anton Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz Sant'Anton) is a palace in Attard, Malta, that currently serves as the official residence of the president of Malta. It was originally built in the early 17th century as a country villa for Antoine de Paule , a knight of the Order of St. John .
South of the village core is the Sant'Anton Quarter, named for San Anton Palace and the palace's botanic gardens, both built by the Knights between around 1600 and 1625. It is now the official residence of the president of Malta and has long been a symbol of Attard. [5]
Circles' Garden (Ġnien iċ-Ċrieki) Ġebel San Martin Garden (Ġnien Ġebel San Martin) Luqa Briffa Garden (Ġnien Luqa Briffa) - also known as the Commander's Garden (Ġnien tal-Kmand) [3] Mikiel Anton Vassalli Garden (Ġnien Mikiel Anton Vassalli) Rainbow's Garden (Ġnien il-Qawsalla) St. Gregory's Garden (Ġnien San Girgor)
It is the second largest Hospitaller-era garden in Malta after San Anton. A water lifting apparatus (Maltese: sienja) was installed in the gardens in the 19th century for irrigation purposes. Since 1977, most of the garden has been open to the public as Romeo Romano Gardens (Maltese: Ġnien Romeo Romano). [2]
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".
Pages in category "Gardens in Malta" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... San Anton Palace; V. Valletta Design Cluster; Villa Rundle
The Ġonna tal-Kmand (transl. Commanders' Gardens), formerly known as Ġonna tal-Kutnent (transl. Lieutenants' Gardens) and sometimes known as Ball Gardens, [1] [2] are a group of gardens in various localities in Malta, which were built in the early years of the 19th century when the island was a British protectorate.
The location of the former Attard Station is now known as Gnien L-Stazzjon and is located close to San Anton Gardens. In Attard there is the Malta Railway Museum, a small private museum, which is open to the public on demand, that was opened in 1998. It shows photographs, documents and other memorabilia of the railway, in addition to models of ...