Parliament of Malta - Valletta, Malta
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holy-ghost
N 35° 53.935 E 014° 30.820
33S E 456112 N 3972846
The Parliament and President's Palace in the centre of Valletta.
Waymark Code: WMCBJK
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 08/19/2011
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The Palace stands in the very heart of Valletta – the World Heritage City founded by the Sovereign Hospitaller Military Order of St John after the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. Besides being the Office of The President, The Palace also serves as the House of Representatives and boasts of, an armoury which symbolises the past glories of the Order.
The first structure on this site was built during the reign of Grandmaster Jean de La Cassiere (1572-1581) in order to serve as the Grandmaster's Palace. Subsequent Grandmasters enlarged and embellished the original structure until it took its present shape during the mid-18th century. Following the French occupation between 1798 and 1800 The Palace was taken over by the British administration, thereby serving as the Palace of the Governor. It also saw Malta's constitutional development as it was the seat of Malta's first Constitutional Parliament in 1921 and, following Independence in 1964, the seat of Parliament and also of the Head of State.
(source: president.gov.mt)
Type of Capitol: State, Province, Canton, or Other Primary Division of a Nation
Address:
Republic Street
Valletta, Malta
Dates of Construction: 1572-1581
Hours: Monday to Sunday: 9.00 - 17.00
Capitol Web Site: [Web Link]
Historical Monuments/Memorials:
Major Renovations: Not listed
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