Grandeur
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
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Interior with a ceiling view, at the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta (officially known as The Palace), which once housed the Grandmaster of the Order of St. John, and now is the home for the Maltese President (well, not literally, the official residence for the president is outside of Valletta). The red flags with the white cross (which you will see quite a lot of in Malta) are NOT the Danish flag, but the flag of the Order of St. John.
The construction of the palace begun in 1574, but the place saw substantial renovation work when Manuel Pinto da Fonseca became Gransmaster in 1741 - and the current look of the palace owes much to him.
Grandeur
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
Interior with a ceiling view, at the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta (officially known as The Palace), which once housed the Grandmaster of the Order of St. John, and now is the home for the Maltese President (well, not literally, the official residence for the president is outside of Valletta). The red flags with the white cross (which you will see quite a lot of in Malta) are NOT the Danish flag, but the flag of the Order of St. John.
The construction of the palace begun in 1574, but the place saw substantial renovation work when Manuel Pinto da Fonseca became Gransmaster in 1741 - and the current look of the palace owes much to him.