Auberge d'Allemagne () was an auberge in

Valletta Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital ...

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. It was built between 1571 and 1575 to house knights of the

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from the langue of

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. It was vacated in 1798 when the Order was expelled during the

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. By the 1830s, the building was used as the residence of the Chief Justice. Another part was used by the Mediterranean Fleet as a bakery and a mill. It was demolished in 1839 to make way for

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. Auberge d'Allemagne was the only auberge in Malta to be intentionally demolished, since the other destroyed auberges were pulled down due to damage sustained in

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. Some remains may still exist in situ. The auberge was designed by the Maltese architect

Girolamo Cassar Girolamo Cassar (, 1520 – 1592) was a Maltese architect and military engineer. He was the resident engineer of the Order of St. John, and was admitted into the Order in 1567. He was involved in the construction of Valletta, initially as an ...

, but almost nothing is known about the structure.

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