Verdala Palace

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Verdala Palace is a historic Renaissance-style palace in Buskett, Malta, that serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta.

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Verdala Palace canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace ⓘ
official residence ⓘ
palace ⓘ
architect Girolamo Cassar ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf hunting lodge of Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette ⓘ
commissionedBy Grand Master Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle ⓘ
completionDate 1586 ⓘ
constructionStart 1586 ⓘ
country Malta ⓘ
currentUse official functions ⓘ
state receptions ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Mannerist architecture ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType country residence ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 35.861 ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude 14.398 ⓘ
hasFeature central courtyard ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
corner bastion-like towers ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial venue ⓘ
residential building ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade 1 national monument of Malta ⓘ
heritageStatus protected building ⓘ
inception 1586 ⓘ
locatedIn Buskett ⓘ
Buskett Gardens ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Siġġiewi ⓘ
locatedInContinent Europe ⓘ
locatedInRegion Island of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Malta Island
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
namedAfter Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle ⓘ
nearby Buskett woodland ⓘ
Dingli Cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Dingli
numberOfFloors 3 ⓘ
occasionallyAccessibleFor guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic no ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Malta ⓘ
partOf cultural heritage of Malta ⓘ
previousUse governor’s summer residence during British rule ⓘ
summer residence of the Grand Masters of the Order of St John ⓘ
restoration restored in the 1980s ⓘ
roofMaterial stone slabs ⓘ
servesAs official summer residence of the President of Malta ⓘ
surroundedBy Buskett Gardens ⓘ
usedAs orphanage in the 19th century ⓘ
prison during World War I ⓘ
prison during the French occupation of Malta ⓘ
usedBy President of Malta ⓘ

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Anthony Mamo → residenceWhileInOffice → Verdala Palace ⓘ