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Ooperimaja – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Valletta Kuninglik Ooperimaja" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%8C%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Βασιλική Όπερα της Βαλέτας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βασιλική Όπερα της Βαλέτας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93pera_Real_de_La_Valeta" title="Ópera Real de La Valeta – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ópera Real de La Valeta" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" 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style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1866</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rebuilt</th><td class="infobox-data">Reopened as open-air theatre in 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1866–1873<br />1877–1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Middleton_Barry" title="Edward Middleton Barry">Edward Middleton Barry</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Royal Opera House</b>, also known as the <b>Royal Theatre</b> (<a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>: <i lang="mt">It-Teatru Rjal</i>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Teatro Reale</i>), was an <a href="/wiki/Opera_house" title="Opera house">opera house</a> and performing arts venue in <a href="/wiki/Valletta" title="Valletta">Valletta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>. It was designed by the English architect <a href="/wiki/Edward_Middleton_Barry" title="Edward Middleton Barry">Edward Middleton Barry</a> and was erected in 1866. In 1873 its interior was extensively damaged by fire but was eventually restored by 1877. The theatre received a direct hit from aerial bombing in 1942 during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Prior to its destruction, it was one of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in Valletta.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After several abandoned plans to rebuild the theatre, the ruins were redesigned by the Italian architect <a href="/wiki/Renzo_Piano" title="Renzo Piano">Renzo Piano</a> and in 2013 it once again started functioning as a performance venue, called Pjazza Teatru Rjal.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Opera_House,_Valletta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Operahouse1935.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Operahouse1935.jpg/220px-Operahouse1935.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Operahouse1935.jpg/330px-Operahouse1935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Operahouse1935.jpg/440px-Operahouse1935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>The Opera House in 1935.</figcaption></figure> <p>The design of the building was entrusted to <a href="/wiki/Edward_Middleton_Barry" title="Edward Middleton Barry">Edward Middleton Barry</a>, the architect of <a href="/wiki/Covent_Garden_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Covent Garden Theatre">Covent Garden Theatre</a>, and the classic design plan was completed by 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rix2015_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rix2015-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original plans had to be altered because the sloping streets on the sides of the theatre had not been taken into consideration. This resulted in a terrace being added on the side of <a href="/wiki/Strada_Reale" class="mw-redirect" title="Strada Reale">Strada Reale</a> (nowadays Republic Street) designed by Maltese architects.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building of the 206 feet (63 m) by 112 feet (34 m) site<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> started in 1862, after what was the <i>Casa della Giornata</i> was demolished. After four years, the Opera House, with a seating capacity of 1,095 and 200 standing, was ready for the official opening on 9 October 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The theatre was not to last long; on 25 May 1873,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a mere six years after its opening, it was brought to a premature end by a fire.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exterior of the theatre was undamaged but the interior stonework was calcified by the intense heat. </p><p>It was decided to rebuild the theatre, and after the issuing of tenders for the work and a lot of arguing whether the front had to be changed or not, the theatre was ready. On 11 October 1877, nearly four and a half years after the fire, the theatre reopened with a performance of <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi" title="Giuseppe Verdi">Verdi</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Aida" title="Aida">Aida</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BombDamageMalta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BombDamageMalta.jpg/220px-BombDamageMalta.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BombDamageMalta.jpg/330px-BombDamageMalta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BombDamageMalta.jpg/440px-BombDamageMalta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="606" /></a><figcaption>Strada Reale in Valletta after an air raid. The ruins of the Opera House can be seen on the right.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some 65 years later, tragedy struck the Royal Opera House again: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>On the evening of Tuesday, April 7, 1942, the theatre was devastated by <i><a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a></i> bombers. The next morning a people hardened by aerial bombing inspected the remains of their national theatre.... The <a href="/wiki/Portico" title="Portico">portico</a> and the auditorium were a heap of stones, the roof a gaping hole of twisted girders. The rear end starting half way from the <a href="/wiki/Colonnade" title="Colonnade">colonnade</a> was however intact.<sup id="cite_ref-bonnicicassar_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bonnicicassar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>The remaining structures were razed in the late 1950s as a safety precaution. There is a claim that German <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoners-of-war</a> in Malta offered to rebuild the theatre in 1946 with the Government declining due to <a href="/wiki/Trade_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade Union">Union</a> pressure; the more likely reason might be that few of these prisoners of war could be expected to be qualified masons.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>All that remained of the Opera House were the terrace and parts of the columns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Site_ruins_and_reconstruction_plans">Site ruins and reconstruction plans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Opera_House,_Valletta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Site ruins and reconstruction plans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royalvalletta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Royalvalletta.jpg/220px-Royalvalletta.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Royalvalletta.jpg/330px-Royalvalletta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Royalvalletta.jpg/440px-Royalvalletta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>The ruins of the Opera House, in 2006, with the interior used as a <a href="/wiki/Car_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Car park">car park</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Although the bombed site was cleared of much of the rubble and all of the remaining decorative sculpture, rebuilding was repeatedly postponed by successive post-War governments, in favour of reconstruction projects that were deemed to be more pressing. </p><p>In 1953 six renowned architects submitted designs for the new theatre. The Committee chose Zavellani-Rossi's project and recommended its acceptance by Government subject to certain alterations. The project ground to a halt on <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)#Re-founding_and_return_to_government_(1949–1958)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">Labour</a>'s re-election, contending that it was not in a position to spend so much money on a theatre when so many other projects needed attention. Although a provision of <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>280,000 for the reconstruction of the theatre had been made in the 1955-56 budget, these were never used. By 1957 the project had been shelved and after 1961 all references to the theatre in the country's development plans were omitted. </p><p>In the 1980s contact was made with the architect <a href="/wiki/Renzo_Piano" title="Renzo Piano">Renzo Piano</a> to design a building to be constructed on site and to rehabilitate the entrance of the city. Piano submitted the plans which were approved by the Government in 1990 but work never started. In 1996 the incoming Labour Government announced that reconstruction of the site into a commercial and cultural complex together with an underground car park would be Malta's millennium project. In the late 1990s the Maltese architect <a href="/wiki/Richard_England_(architect)" title="Richard England (architect)">Richard England</a> was also commissioned to come up with plans for a cultural centre. Each time, controversies killed off all initiatives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal">Pjazza Teatru Rjal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Opera_House,_Valletta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pjazza Teatru Rjal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Pjazza Teatru Rjal</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg/300px-Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg" decoding="async" width="300" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg/450px-Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg/600px-Renzo_Piano_Pjazza_Teatru_Rjal.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1163" data-file-height="750" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Pjazza Teatru Rjal, illuminated at night</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_a9f5e54e08209488607cec26b9f3257c34691699"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Royal_Opera_House%2C_Valletta&revid=1258630108&groups=_a9f5e54e08209488607cec26b9f3257c34691699" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Royal_Opera_House%2C_Valletta&revid=1258630108&groups=_a9f5e54e08209488607cec26b9f3257c34691699 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">Republic Street<br />Valletta<br />Malta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Theatre" title="Theatre">Theatre</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2013–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renzo_Piano" title="Renzo Piano">Renzo Piano</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pjazzateatrurjal.mt/">pjazzateatrurjal.mt</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg/220px-Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg/330px-Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg/440px-Malta_-_Valletta_-_Triq_ir-Repubblika_-_Royal_Opera_%2B_New_Parliament_Building_01_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>Pjazza Teatru Rjal under construction.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2006 the government announced a proposal to redevelop the site for a dedicated House of Parliament, which by then was located in the former Armoury of the <a href="/wiki/Grandmaster%27s_Palace_in_Valletta" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta">Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta</a>. The proposal was not well received since it had always been assumed that the site would eventually be developed into something that would house a cultural institution; however, Renzo Piano was again approached and started to work on new designs. The proposal was ostensibly shelved until after the <a href="/wiki/Maltese_general_election,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese general election, 2008">general elections of 2008</a> and, on 1 December 2008, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Gonzi" title="Lawrence Gonzi">Lawrence Gonzi</a> revived the proposal with a budget of €80 million. Piano dissuaded the Government from building a Parliament on site of the Opera House, instead planning a House of Parliament on present-day Freedom Square and a re-modelling of the <a href="/wiki/City_Gate_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="City Gate (Malta)">city gate</a>. Piano proposed an open-air theatre for the site. </p><p>The development of the theatre by Piano is the most controversial in its time.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government still went ahead with the plans and the open-air theatre was officially inaugurated on 8 August 2013. The theatre was named <i>Pjazza Teatru Rjal</i> after the original structure.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name translates to Royal Theatre Square, but the venue is always referred to by its Maltese name, even when written about in English.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Opera_House,_Valletta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBadger1869" class="citation book cs1">Badger, George Percy (1869). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Y74BAAAAYAAJ&dq=Castellania+building&pg=PA218"><i>Historical Guide to Malta and Gozo</i></a>. Calleja. pp. 218–219.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historical+Guide+to+Malta+and+Gozo&rft.pages=218-219&rft.pub=Calleja&rft.date=1869&rft.aulast=Badger&rft.aufirst=George+Percy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DY74BAAAAYAAJ%26dq%3DCastellania%2Bbuilding%26pg%3DPA218&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Opera+House%2C+Valletta" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGauci2009" class="citation journal cs1">Gauci, M. 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Valletta explosion">Gunpowder factory explosion</a> (1634)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1749_Muslim_slave_revolt_in_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta">Muslim slave revolt</a> (1749)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rising_of_the_Priests" title="Rising of the Priests">Rising of the Priests</a> (1775)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_(1798%E2%80%931800)" title="Siege of Malta (1798–1800)">French blockade</a> (1798–1800)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnival_tragedy_of_1823" title="Carnival tragedy of 1823">Carnival stampede</a> (1823)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sette_Giugno" title="Sette Giugno">Sette Giugno</a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valletta_Treaty" title="Valletta Treaty">Valletta Treaty</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Commonwealth_Heads_of_Government_Meeting" title="2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting">CHOGM</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_European_Film_Awards" title="25th European Film Awards">25th European Film Awards</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valletta_Summit_on_Migration" title="Valletta Summit on Migration">Valletta Summit on Migration</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Commonwealth_Heads_of_Government_Meeting" title="2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting">CHOGM</a> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Valettae_coronatum.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Valletta"><img alt="Coat of arms of Valletta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Insigne_Valettae_coronatum.svg/60px-Insigne_Valettae_coronatum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Insigne_Valettae_coronatum.svg/90px-Insigne_Valettae_coronatum.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/w/index.php?title=Merchants_Street&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Merchants Street (page does not exist)">Merchants Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Square,_Valletta" title="Republic Square, Valletta">Republic Square</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St_George%27s_Square,_Valletta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St George's Square, Valletta (page does not exist)">St George's Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Square" title="St John's Square">St John's Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Fortifications_of_Valletta" title="Fortifications of Valletta">Fortifications</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_Gate_(Valletta)" title="City Gate (Valletta)">City Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Saint_Elmo" title="Fort Saint Elmo">Fort St Elmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lascaris_Battery" title="Lascaris Battery">Lascaris Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_James_Cavalier" title="Saint James Cavalier">St James Cavalier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Cavalier" title="Saint John's Cavalier">St John's Cavalier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saluting_Battery_(Valletta)" title="Saluting Battery (Valletta)">Saluting Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Gate_(Valletta)" title="Victoria Gate (Valletta)">Victoria Gate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Churches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_Church_(Valletta,_Malta)" title="Christ the Redeemer Church (Valletta, Malta)">Christ the Redeemer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Jesuits,_Valletta" title="Church of the Jesuits, Valletta">Circumcision of Our Lord (Jesuits)</a></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Nibbia_Chapel" title="Nibbia Chapel">Nibbia Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Damascus,_Valletta" title="Church of Our Lady of Damascus, Valletta">Our Lady of Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Liesse" title="Church of Our Lady of Liesse">Our Lady of Liesse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel,_Valletta" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta">Our Lady of Mount Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Pilar,_Valletta" title="Church of Our Lady of Pilar, Valletta">Our Lady of Pilar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Victory_(Valletta)" title="Church of Our Lady of Victory (Valletta)">Our Lady of Victory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Scots_Church,_Malta" title="St. Andrew's Scots Church, Malta">St Andrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_of_St_Anne,_Fort_St_Elmo" title="Chapel of St Anne, Fort St Elmo">St Anne chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne,_Fort_St_Elmo" title="Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo">St Anne church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Augustine_Church,_Valletta" title="St Augustine Church, Valletta">St Augustine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Barbara,_Valletta" title="Church of Saint Barbara, Valletta">St Barbara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Catherine_of_Italy,_Valletta" title="Church of Saint Catherine of Italy, Valletta">St Catherine of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_and_Monastery_of_St_Catherine,_Valletta" title="Church and Monastery of St Catherine, Valletta">St Catherine monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_St_Dominic,_Valletta" title="Basilica of St Dominic, Valletta">St Dominic (Porto Salvo)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Francis_of_Assisi_Church,_Valletta" title="St Francis of Assisi Church, Valletta">St Francis of Assisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_George,_Valletta" title="Church of St George, Valletta">St George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_James,_Valletta" title="Church of St James, Valletta">St James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Co-Cathedral" title="Saint John's Co-Cathedral">St John's Co-Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Lucy,_Valletta" title="Church of St Lucy, Valletta">St Lucy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franciscan_Church_of_St_Mary_of_Jesus" title="Franciscan Church of St Mary of Jesus">St Mary of Jesus (ta' Ġieżu)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_Magdalene,_Valletta" title="Church of St Mary Magdalene, Valletta">St Mary Magdalene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Nicholas,_Valletta" title="Church of St Nicholas, Valletta">St Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Pro-Cathedral,_Valletta" title="St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta">St Paul's Pro-Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_Parish_Church_of_St_Paul%27s_Shipwreck" title="Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck">St Paul's Shipwreck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Roque%27s_Church,_Valletta" title="St Roque's Church, Valletta">St Roque</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St_Ursula%27s_Church,_Valletta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St Ursula's Church, Valletta (page does not exist)">St Ursula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Government<br />buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>†<a href="/wiki/Auberge_d%27Allemagne" title="Auberge d'Allemagne">Auberge d'Allemagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auberge_d%27Aragon" title="Auberge d'Aragon">Auberge d'Aragon</a></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Auberge_d%27Auvergne" title="Auberge d'Auvergne">Auberge d'Auvergne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auberge_de_Bavi%C3%A8re" title="Auberge de Bavière">Auberge de Bavière</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auberge_de_Castille" title="Auberge de Castille">Auberge de Castille</a></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Auberge_de_France" title="Auberge de France">Auberge de France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auberge_d%27Italie" title="Auberge d'Italie">Auberge d'Italie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auberge_de_Provence" title="Auberge de Provence">Auberge de Provence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banca_Giuratale_(Valletta)" title="Banca Giuratale (Valletta)">Banca Giuratale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castellania_(Valletta)" title="Castellania (Valletta)">Castellania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Justice_building_(Valletta)" title="Courts of Justice building (Valletta)">Courts of Justice building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster%27s_Palace,_Valletta" title="Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta">Grandmaster's Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Guard_(Valletta)" title="Main Guard (Valletta)">Main Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_di_Piet%C3%A0_(Malta)" title="Monte di Pietà (Malta)">Monte di Pietà</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House_(Malta)" title="Parliament House (Malta)">Parliament House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Palaces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_House_(Valletta)" title="Admiralty House (Valletta)">Admiralty House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archbishop%27s_Palace,_Valletta" title="Archbishop's Palace, Valletta">Archbishop's Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casa_Rocca_Piccola" title="Casa Rocca Piccola">Casa Rocca Piccola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hostel_de_Verdelin" title="Hostel de Verdelin">Hostel de Verdelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messina_Palace" title="Messina Palace">Messina Palace</a></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Palazzo_Correa" title="Palazzo Correa">Palazzo Correa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palazzo_Ferreria" title="Palazzo Ferreria">Palazzo Ferreria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palazzo_Parisio_(Valletta)" title="Palazzo Parisio (Valletta)">Palazzo Parisio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spinola_Palace,_Valletta" title="Spinola Palace, Valletta">Spinola Palace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fortifications_Interpretation_Centre" title="Fortifications Interpretation Centre">Fortifications Interpretation Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lascaris_War_Rooms" title="Lascaris War Rooms">Lascaris War Rooms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Postal_Museum" title="Malta Postal Museum">Malta Postal Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MU%C5%BBA" title="MUŻA">MUŻA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Archaeology,_Malta" title="National Museum of Archaeology, Malta">National Museum of Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_War_Museum_(Malta)" title="National War Museum (Malta)">National War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Armoury" title="Palace Armoury">Palace Armoury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Monuments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_to_Sir_Alexander_Ball" title="Monument to Sir Alexander Ball">Ball Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Siege_Monument" title="Great Siege Monument">Great Siege Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monument_to_Francesco_Laparelli_and_Girolamo_Cassar" title="Monument to Francesco Laparelli and Girolamo Cassar">Laparelli and Cassar Monument</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Les_Gavroches" title="Les Gavroches">Les Gavroches</a></i></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Ponsonby%27s_Column" title="Ponsonby's Column">Ponsonby's Column</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Queen_Victoria,_Valletta" title="Statue of Queen Victoria, Valletta">Queen Victoria statue</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siege_Bell_War_Memorial&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siege Bell War Memorial (page does not exist)">Siege Bell War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tritons%27_Fountain" title="Tritons' Fountain">Tritons' Fountain</a></li> <li>†<a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Ant%C3%B3nio_Manoel_de_Vilhena" title="Statue of António Manoel de Vilhena">Vilhena statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wignacourt_Aqueduct#Fountains" title="Wignacourt Aqueduct">Wignacourt Aqueduct fountains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Gardens</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>†<a href="/wiki/%C4%A0nien_is-Sultan" title="Ġnien 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