Auberge de Castille - Valletta, Malta - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

The original Auberge de Castille was built in the 1570s to house the Knights of the Order of Saint John that came from from the Knights Hospitaller of Castile, León, and Portugal. In the 1740's the building was dismantled and completely rebuilt in the Spanish Baroque style, to a design by Andrea Belli, under the authority of the Grand master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. Construction was supervised by Dominico Cachia.

In 1798 the French, under Napoleon Bonaparte, invaded and occupied Malta and expelled the Order of St. John. The building became the headquarters of the French military. When Malta became a British protectorate in 1805, the Auberge de Castille became the headquarters of the British military in Malta. In 1972, after achieving independence from the British in 1964, the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta moved into Auberge de Castille.

Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): City hall, college, hospital or another building of public use Date of origin:: 1741 to 1744 Architect(s): Andrea Belli Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link] Address: Castille Square Valetta, Malta

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