Maltese architecture has its origins in prehistory, and some of the oldest free-standing structures on Earth – a series of megalithic temples – can be found on

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. The islands were colonized by the

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ns and later the

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, who established the cities of Melite and Gaulos. Although these were substantial settlements and are known to have had numerous temples, churches and palaces, few remains have survived apart from some architectural fragments. After the

fall of the Western Roman Empire The fall of the Western Roman Empire (also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Ancient Rome, Rome) was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rul ...

, Malta became part of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

, before falling to the Arabs in 870. Virtually no examples of Byzantine or Arab architecture have survived, although the Arabs left a significant influence on Maltese vernacular architecture which remained popular in subsequent centuries. Malta became part of the

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and later the

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in 1091, and

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and other European styles were introduced to the island. Relatively few examples of medieval architecture have survived, including a few buildings in

Mdina Mdina ( mt, L-Imdina ; phn, 𐤌𐤋𐤈, Maleṭ; grc, Μελίττη, Melite (ancient city), Melíttē; ar, مدينة, Madīnah; ), also known by its Italian-language titles ("Old City") and ("Notable City"), is a fortifications of Mdin ...

and the

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, as well as several chapels in the Maltese countryside. Maltese architecture flourished while the islands were under the rule of the

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from 1530 to 1798. The Hospitallers introduced

Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...

to Malta in the mid-16th century, with the

Baroque style The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

becoming popular about a century later. The two and a half centuries of Hospitaller rule saw the establishment of new settlements (most notably the capital

Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...

) and the construction of many churches, palaces and public buildings. The Order also built bastioned

fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

around the main cities, apart from a series of coastal and inland defences. After Malta became part of the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

in 1800, Neoclassical and

Neo-Gothic architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

were introduced, and they were the predominant styles of the 19th century. Several styles left an influence on Maltese architecture in the first half of the 20th century, including

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and

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. Malta experienced a building boom after

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, which increased after independence in 1964. The modernist style remained popular, but new styles such as

critical regionalism Critical regionalism is an approach to architecture that strives to counter the placelessness and lack of identity of the International Style, but also rejects the whimsical individualism and ornamentation of Postmodern architecture. The stylings ...

were also introduced.

Prehistoric architecture

The

Ġgantija Ġgantija (, "Giantess") is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erec ...

temples (two sites) were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. In 1992, the UNESCO Committee further extended the existing listing to include five other megalithic temple sites. These are

Ħaġar Qim Ħaġar Qim (; "Standing/Worshipping Stones") is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the Ġgantija phase (3600-3200 BC). The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious ...

(in

Qrendi Qrendi ( mt, Il-Qrendi) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 2752 people as of March 2014. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siggiewi. Within its boundaries are two well-known Neolithic temples called ...

Mnajdra Mnajdra ( mt, L-Imnajdra) is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. Mnajdra was built around the fourth millennium BCE; the ...

(in Qrendi),

Ta' Ħaġrat Temples The Ta' Ħaġrat () temples in Mġarr, Malta is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites. The larger Ta' Ħaġrat temple dates from the Ġgantija ...

(in

Mġarr Mġarr ( mt, L-Imġarr), formerly known as ''Mgiarro'', is a village in the Northern Region of Malta. Mġarr is a typical rural village situated in an isolated region, west of Mosta. It is surrounded with rich farmland and vineyards. Many of it ...

Skorba Temples The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture. The site was only excavated in the early 1960s, ...

(in Żebbiegħ) and Tarxien Temples (in

Tarxien Tarxien ( mt, Ħal Tarxien) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta. Its population stood at 8583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structur ...

). Nowadays, the sites are managed by

Heritage Malta Heritage Malta ( mt, Patrimonju Malta) is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural Heritage Act, enacted in 2002, the national agency replaced the former Museums Department. Or ...

, while ownership of the surrounding lands varies from site to site. Apart from these, there are other megalithic temples in Malta which are not included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Roman architecture

The

Domvs Romana The Domus Romana (Latin for "Roman House"), stylized as the Domvs Romana (after Latin's lack of distinction between u and v), is a ruined Roman-era house located on the boundary between Mdina and Rabat, Malta. It was built in the 1st century ...

(

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for "

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House"), is a ruined Roman-era house located on the boundary between

and

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...

. It was built in the 1st century BC as an aristocratic town house (''

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'') within the Roman city of Melite.

Arab architecture

Medieval architecture

Annunciation Chapel, Victoria The Chapel of the Annunciation or the Lunzjata Chapel is a small Roman Catholic church built into a cave located in the valley known as the Lunzjata Valley in Victoria, Gozo, Malta. History The original chapel of the Annunciation goes back to at l ...

Chapel of San Mikiel Is-Sanċir The Chapel of St Michael more popularly known in Maltese as Il-Kappella tas-San Ċir or Il-Kappella ta' San Mikiel is-Sanċir is a medieval chapel located in the limits of Rabat, Malta in an area referred to as ''Ġnien is-Sultan'' (King's Garden) ...

Chapel of St Basil, Mqabba St Basil's Chapel is a Roman Catholic medieval church located in Mqabba, Malta. It is the only church building in Malta dedicated to St Basil the Great. History This chapel was built in 1486 however it was enlarged three times. The present size ...

* Chapel of the Annunciation, Żurrieq *

Cittadella (Gozo) The Cittadella ( mt, Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello ( mt, Il-Kastell), is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is belie ...

* Our Saviour's Chapel, Żejtun *

Palazzo Falson Palazzo Falson, formerly known as Palazzo Cumbo-Navarra, Casa dei Castelletti, and the Norman House, is a medieval townhouse in Mdina, Malta. It was purposely built as a family residence by the Maltese nobility, and it is named after the Falson ...

* St. Catherine's Old Church, Żejtun *

St Matthew's Chapel (Iż-Żgħir) The Chapel of St Matthew, popularly known as San Mattew Iż-Żgħir, literally meaning Saint Matthew the smaller, is a small medieval chapel located beside a larger church with the same name in an area known as ''il-Maqluba'' in Qrendi, Malta. The ...

Santa Cecilia Chapel The St Cecilia Chapel ( mt, Il-Kappella ta' Santa Ċeċilja or ''ta' Santa Ċilja'') is a former Roman Catholic chapel in the limits of Xewkija, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to Saint Cecilia. It was built in around 1540, but it was deconsecrated in 164 ...

St Bartholomew's Chapel, Rabat The Chapel of St Bartholomew or St Bart's Chapel is a medieval Roman Catholic chapel located in Rabat, Malta. It is the only remaining chapel in town dating back from the Middle Ages. History The present chapel was built sometime in 1440 by its fo ...

* St Mary Magdalene Chapel, Dingli *

St Mary's Chapel, Bir Miftuħ The Chapel of St Mary ( mt, Kappella ta' Santa Marija) is a medieval chapel located in Bir Miftuħ, limits of Gudja, Malta. History The Chapel of St Mary was built some time in the fifteenth-century, most probably in around 1430. In 1436, the ch ...

Tal-Virtù Church Tal- Virtu Church known formally as the Church of the Assumption of Mary of tal-Virtù, is a Roman Catholic Round church located in the outskirts of the town of Rabat, in Malta, on top of the hill known as ''Tal-Virtù'', receiving its name from t ...

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(1495) File:Chapel_of_St._Marija_ta'_Bir_Miftuh.jpg,

File:Kappella_tal-Lunzjata_Ħal-Millieri.jpg, Chapel of the Annunciation, Żurrieq (''Kappella tal-Lunzjata'') File:St_Bartholomew_chapel_Rabat.jpg,

File:Citadel.png, Aerial view at night of the

in 2017, showing the Hospitaller-era bastions

Maltese Baroque architecture

The Maltese Baroque is the form of

Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...

that developed in

during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the islands were under the rule of the

. The Baroque style was introduced in Malta in the early 17th century, possibly by the Bolognese engineer

Bontadino de Bontadini Vittorio Bontadini, better known as Bontadino de Bontadini (died 1620), was a Bolognese hydraulic engineer, architect, mathematician and wood carver. He is mostly known for designing the Wignacourt Aqueduct in Malta. The Order of St. John had b ...

during the construction of the

Wignacourt Aqueduct The Wignacourt Aqueduct ( mt, L-Akwedott ta' Wignacourt) is a 17th-century aqueduct in Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John to carry water from springs in Dingli and Rabat to the newly built capital city Valletta. The aqueduct was ...

. The style became popular in the mid to late 17th century, and it reached its peak during the 18th century, when monumental Baroque structures such as

Auberge de Castille The Auberge de Castille ( mt, Berġa ta' Kastilja) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. The auberge is located at Castile Place, close to Saint James Cavalier, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It sits at the highest poin ...

were constructed. The Baroque style began to be replaced by

neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

and other styles in the early 19th century, when Malta was under

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. Despite this, Baroque elements continued to influence traditional Maltese architecture. Many churches continued to the built in the Baroque style throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and to a lesser extent in the 21st century. *

Admiralty House (Valletta) Admiralty House ( mt, id-Dar tal-Ammirall), formerly known as Casa Miari, Palazzo Don Raimondo and by several other names, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was originally built in 1569–70 as two private houses by Fra Jean de Soubiran dit Arafa ...

* Palazzo Nasciaro *

Corte Capitanale The Corte Capitanale is a former courthouse in Mdina, Malta, which currently serves as a city hall. It was built in the Baroque style between 1726 and 1728, to designs of the French architect Charles François de Mondion. The building is lin ...

(

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) * Vilhena Palace,

(

) *

Banca Giuratale (Mdina) The Banca Giuratale ( mt, Banka Ġuratali), also known as the Municipal Palace ( mt, Palazz Muniċipali), is a public building in Mdina, Malta. It was built in the 18th century to house the city's administrative council and courts, and was later ...

19th century architecture

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Victorian architecture

Is-Suq tal-Belt ''Is-Suq tal-Belt'' (; Maltese for "City Market" or "Valletta Market"), also known as the Covered Market, is a 19th-century market hall located in Valletta, Malta. It is notable for being the first building in Malta to be constructed mostly of i ...

* Zammitello Palace * Valletta's Kingsgate, 1853

Neoclassical architecture

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Neoclassical architecture was introduced in Malta in the late 18th century, during the final years of Hospitaller rule. Early examples include the Bibliotheca (1786), the

De Rohan Arch The De Rohan Arch ( mt, Il-Bieb De Rohan; it, Porta De Rohan), also known as the New Gateway ( mt, Il-Bieb il-Ġdid), is a commemorative arch in Żebbuġ, Malta. It was built in 1798 to commemorate the locality's status as a city, which had bee ...

(1798) and the

Hompesch Gate The Hompesch Gate ( mt, Il-Mina ta' Hompesch) is a commemorative arch in Żabbar, Malta. It was built in 1801 to commemorate the locality's status as a city, which had been granted by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim on 14 Septemb ...

(1801). However, neoclassical architecture only became popular in Malta following the establishment of British rule in the early 19th century. In 1814, a neoclassical

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

decorated with the British coat of arms was added to the Main Guard building so as to serve as a symbol of British Malta. Other 19th century neoclassical buildings include the

Monument to Sir Alexander Ball The Monument to Sir Alexander Ball ( mt, Il-Monument ta' Sir Alexander Ball) is a neoclassical monument in the Lower Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, Malta. It was built in 1810 as a memorial to Sir Alexander Ball, a British admiral who was the firs ...

(1810),

RNH Bighi Royal Naval Hospital Bighi (RNH Bighi) also known as Bighi Hospital, was a major naval hospital located in the small town of Kalkara on the island of Malta. It was built on the site of the gardens of Palazzo Bichi, that was periodically known as ...

(1832),

St Paul's Pro-Cathedral St Paul's Pro-Cathedral (Malti: ''Il-Pro-Katridral ta' San Pawl''), officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta. A "pro-ca ...

(1844), the

Rotunda of Mosta The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady ( mt, Santwarju Bażilika ta' Santa Marija), commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta ( mt, Ir-Rotunda tal-Mosta) or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and Basilica in Mosta, Malta, ...

(1860) and the now-destroyed

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(1866). Neoclassicism gave way to other architectural styles by the late 19th century. Few buildings were built in the neoclassical style during the 20th century, such as the

museum (1922), and the Courts of Justice building in Valletta (1965–71). *

La Borsa La Borsa, also known as the Exchange Buildings, is a 19th-century building in Valletta, Malta, which houses '' The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry''. The site of La Borsa was originally occupied by a house which belonged to th ...

Romanesque Revival architecture

* Lady Rachel Hamilton-Gordon Memorial Chapel *

Santa Venera Parish Church The Santa Venera Parish Church ( mt, Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Santa Venera) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Santa Venera, Malta, dedicated to saint of the same name. It was constructed at various stages between 1954 and 2005, although the build ...

Ta' Pinu The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu ( mt, Santwarju Bażilika tal-Madonna ta' Pinu) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sist ...

Gothic Revival architecture

Addolorata Cemetery, Paola The Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery ( mt, Iċ-Ċimiterju ta' Santa Marija Addolorata, "Cemetery of Our Lady of Sorrows"; formerly Italian: ''Cimitero di Santa Maria Addolorata''), often known simply as the Addolorata Cemetery ( mt, Iċ-Ċimiterju ...

Palazzo Ferreria Palazzo Ferreria, officially Palazzo Buttiġieġ-Francia, is a palace found near the entrance of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Designed by Architect Giuseppe Bonavia, it makes use of an interesting co ...

Sliema Point Battery Sliema Point Battery ( mt, Batterija tal-Ponta ta' Tas-Sliema), also known as Fort Sliema ( mt, Il-Fortizza ta' Tas-Sliema), is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1872 and 1876. The battery stands on the pe ...

Villa St Ignatius Villa St Ignatius ( mt, Villa Sant'Injazju) is a historic villa located in the Balluta Bay, Balluta area of St Julian's, Malta, St Julian's, Malta. It was built in the early 19th century for the English merchant John Watson, and it might be the ea ...

* Carmelite Church, Balluta *

Church of the Holy Trinity, Sliema The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Church of England church in Sliema, Malta which was built to resemble an English village church and opened in 1866. Origins The land upon which the church and the adjacent Bishop's house are built was acquire ...

* Lady Rachel Hamilton-Gordon Memorial Chapel *

Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta. History New plans were drawn by Ugo Mallia to build a new parish church to replace the old paris ...

Parish Church of St. Cajetan, Ħamrun The Parish Church of St Cajetan of Thiene ( mt, Knisja Parrokkjali ta' San Gejtanu ta' Thiene) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ħamrun, Malta, dedicated to Saint Cajetan. The church was constructed between 1869 and 1875 to designs of Giorgio ...

Robert Samut Hall The Robert Samut Hall is a late 19th-century defunct Methodism, Methodist church, formerly named Wesleyan (Methodist) Church, now a state owned building in Floriana, Malta. Origins The current Gothic Revival architecture, Neo-Gothic church was bui ...

* St. Andrew's Scots Church, Malta * Casa Gourgion

Neo-Renaissance

* Aedes Danielis *

Old University Building, Valletta The Old University Building ( mt, L-Università l-Qadima or ''L-Università l-Antika''), also known as the Valletta Campus, is the original campus of the University of Malta, located adjacent to the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta, Malta. Const ...

Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces, Żabbar The Parish Church and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces ( mt, Knisja Arċipretali u Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Żabbar, Malta, dedicated to Our Lady of Graces. The church was originally built between 1641 ...

Parish Church of St. Mary, Attard The Parish Church of Saint Mary ( mt, Il-Knisja ta' Santa Marija) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Attard, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Built between 1613 and 1624, the church is attributed to the architect Tommaso Dingli and it ...

Parish Church of St. Mary, Birkirkara The Parish Church of Saint Mary ( mt, Il-Knisja ta' Santa Marija), commonly known as ''il-Knisja l-Qadima'' (the old church) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Birkirkara, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was built in the 17th cent ...

* St. Catherine's Old Church, Żejtun * Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa *

Verdala Palace Verdala Palace is a palace in the Buskett Gardens, limits of Siġġiewi, Malta. It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and it now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta. History The sit ...

Moorish Revival architecture

Turkish Military Cemetery The Turkish Military Cemetery ( mt, Iċ-Ċimiterju tat-Torok; tr, Türk Şehitliği), also known as the Ottoman Military Cemetery ( tr, Osmanlı Şehitliği), is a cemetery in Marsa, Malta. Commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz to repl ...

Emanuele Luigi Galizia Emanuele Luigi Galizia (7 November 1830 – 6 May 1907) was a Maltese architect and civil engineer, who designed many public buildings and several churches. He is regarded as "the principal Maltese architect throughout the second half of the ni ...

(1830-1907) * Villa Alhambra, Sliema by

(1830-1907)

Eclecticism

Casino Notabile The Casino Notabile, formerly also known as Point de Vue, is a former clubhouse located at Saqqajja Hill, outside the walls of Mdina, Malta. It is a small, ornate building, which was built in around 1887–88 to designs of Webster Paulson. It w ...

Saqqajja Saqqajja is an urban area within the administration of Mdina, Malta, outside the walled city. The name "Saqqajja" originates from the Arab period, from a spring of fresh water in the area. The fountain of the spring that we see today was commis ...

, by

Webster Paulson Webster Paulson (11 December 1837 – 16 August 1887) was an English civil engineer who is known for his work in Crown Colony of Malta, Malta in the late 19th century. Life and career Born in Lincolnshire, he attended the Grammar School in G ...

(

Beaux-Arts architecture Beaux-Arts architecture ( , ) was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but also incorpora ...

), 1888

20th century architecture

Art Nouveau / Art Deco architecture

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Attard Attard ( mt, Ħ'Attard) is a town in the Central Region, Malta, Central Region of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "Three villages of Malta, the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical antiquity, Classic ...

, by Alessandro Manara (1912) and Emanuele Borg (1921) File:Malta_-_St._Julian's_-_it-Telgha_ta'_San_Giljan_-_Balluta_Buildings_02_ies.jpg,

Balluta Buildings Balluta Buildings is an Art Nouveau apartment block overlooking Balluta Bay in St Julian's, Malta. It was built in 1928 for the Marquis John Scicluna, and it was constructed to designs of Giuseppe Psaila. The building is considered to be among ...

Giuseppe Psaila Giuseppe or Joseph Psaila (1891–1960) was a Maltese architect. He graduated from the University of Malta in around 1915, and he was one of the few Art Nouveau architects in Malta since at the time neoclassicism was still popular, especially i ...

, 1928 File:Orpheum_Theatre_110318_Ver_2.jpg,

Orpheum Theatre (Malta) The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese architect Harold J. Borg (1908–1981), then still in his early twenties, to the design of Art Nouveau with Spanish features. The theatre was ...

Gżira Gżira ( mt, Il-Gżira) is a town in the Central Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 8,029 as of March 2014. The word ''Gżira'' means "island" in Maltese, and the ...

, by Harold J. Borg, 1932, Spanish

style File:Art Deco House in Gzira.jpg, Private residence of

Joseph Colombo Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (; June 16, 1923 – May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member ...

in Triq d'Argens (Gżira), 1936. The traditional townhouse had been reinterpreted in a modernist style making use of strong geometric motifs. File:Malta_-_Floriana_-_Vjal_il-Re_Dwardu_VII_-_MCP_car_park+Malta_Memorial+Hotel_Phoenicia_01_ies.jpg,

Hotel Phoenicia The Phoenicia Malta, formerly called the Le Méridien Phoenicia, is a 5-star hotel in Floriana, Malta. The Art Deco hotel was built in the 1930s, and was opened in November 1947. It is regarded as one of the top hotels in Malta. The hotel had one ...

Floriana Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana i ...

, by William Binnie, 1936-39 Gżira,_Muscat_Motors_(central_view).jpg,

Muscats Motors The Muscats Motors showroom, belonging to a car dealership of the same name, is a building located in Gżira, Malta. It was designed by Joseph Colombo in the Streamline Moderne style, and it is the only building of that style in Malta. It was con ...

, 1945,

Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design ...

style

Modernist architecture

File:Ta' Xbiex, Villino Ellul (2).jpg, Villino Ellul in

Ta' Xbiex Ta' Xbiex () is a locality and Local Council in the Central Region of Malta with a population of 2148 (estimated 2019) It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira. Etymology It ...

by Salvatore Ellul, 1937-38 File:Malta_-_Floriana_-_Triq_l-Ghassara_tal-Gheneb+It-Telgha_ta'_Spencer_(Il-Moll_tal-Pont)_01_ies.jpg,

Sea Malta Building The Sea Malta Building, formerly known as the NAAFI Building, is a former office building located in Marsa, Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea ...

by Mortimer and de Giorgio Architects, 1949 File:Pietà_Malta_Buildings_19.jpg,

Rediffusion House Rediffusion House is a Modernist building located in Gwardamanġa, limits of Pietà, Malta. Designed by the architect Carmelo Falzon, the building was completed in 1958 for Rediffusion (Malta) Ltd. It briefly housed Television Malta in the 1960s ...

by Carmelo Falzon, 1958 File:Pietà_Malta_Buildings_06.jpg, Ġ. F. Abela Junior College by

Victor Anastasi Victor Anastasi (born 1913 in Valletta, died 15 November 1992) was a Maltese designer. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department, and although he never formally studied architecture, he was involved in the design process of nume ...

, 1962-66 File:Valletta City Gate.jpg,

Alziro Bergonzo Alziro Bergonzo (30 December 1906 – 22 May 1997) was an Italian architect and painter. His primary style was the rationalized ''Stile Littorio''. He was the son of Luigi Bergonzo, an engineering graduate from Bern who had moved to Bergamo i ...

's Fourth Gate of Valletta, 1964-65 File:Aqueduct farson brewers.jpeg, William B. Binnie's and Lewis V. Farrugia's Farsons Brewery * Joseph G. Huntingford

Contemporary architecture

* The

Barrakka Lift The Barrakka Lift is a lift in Valletta, Malta which was constructed in 2012, on the site of a previous lift which had operated from 1905 to 1973 and which was demolished in 1983. It is located inside the ditch of the fortifications of Valletta, ...

- Architect: Architecture Project Valletta *

St James Cavalier Saint James Cavalier ( mt, Kavallier ta' San Ġakbu) is a 16th-century cavalier in Valletta, Malta, which was built by the Order of St John. It overlooks St James' Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front. S ...

Centre for Creativity - Architect: Richard England * DB House - Architect: Forward Architects * Strait Street Public Toilets - Architect: Chris Briffa Architects * House of Four Winds (

Bank of Valletta Bank of Valletta plc (BOV) is a Maltese bank and financial services company headquartered in Santa Venera. It is the oldest established financial services provider in Malta and one of the largest. As of 2014, the bank had 44 branches, 6 region ...

, Chairperson’s Office) - Architect: DeMicoli & Associates Architects * New Parliament Building by

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (20 ...

File:Parliament_House_(Malta).jpeg,

Parliament House (Malta) The Parliament House ( mt, Dar il-Parlament) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta. The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also i ...

File:Malta_-_Valletta_-_Xatt_Lascaris+Upper_Barrakka_Lift_(MSTHC)_01_ies.jpg,

by Architecture Project Valletta File:Malta - Valletta - Pjazza Kastilja - St. James Cavalier in 01 ies.jpg,

Saint James Cavalier Saint James Cavalier ( mt, Kavallier ta' San Ġakbu) is a 16th-century cavalier in Valletta, Malta, which was built by the Order of St John. It overlooks St James' Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front. S ...

Centre for Creativity by Richard England File:Malta - Mellieha-Manikata + Triq Mellieha - Misrah il-Parrocca - Manikata Parish Church 01 ies.jpg, Manikata Parish Church, by Richard England File:Gesamtansicht Church of St Francis of Assisi, OT Qawra, 2016-11-30, ama fec.jpg, St Francis of Assisi Church in

Qawra Qawra ( mt, Il-Qawra, ) is a zone within St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region, Malta, Northern Region, Malta. It is located close to Buġibba and Salina, Malta, Salina, and it is a popular tourist resort, containing many hotels and restaurants. ...

,by Richard England

Notable Maltese architects

References

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