Hostel de Verdelin
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The Hostel de Verdelin, also known as Palazzo Verdelin or the Casa delle Colombe, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the mid-17th century for the knight Jean-Jacques de Verdelin, and it i
Façade of the Hostel de Verdelin
The building in 1846
The Civil Service Sports Club, here shown when it hosted Michael's restaurant.
L' Hostel de Verdelin inscription
St George's Square, Valletta
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Saint George's Square is the principal urban square of Valletta, Malta, located in the centre of the city. It is also commonly known as Palace Square as it faces the Grandmaster's Palace.
Hostel de Verdelin
…the French occupation of Malta in 1798, and at this point, two coats of arms on the façade were defaced. The prominent part of the building seen from St George Square housed the Vicary's Hotel during the British period, which was one of the first hotels in Malta. The building subsequently housed the Civil Service…
Aerial photograph of St George's Square, looking towards the Main Guard, taken in 2021
Façade of the Grandmaster's Palace along St George's Square, photographed in 2013
Piazza San Giorgio as depicted in a c. 1750 painting
The square as painted by Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, c. 1820