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.
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
Dun Mikiel Xerri
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Dun Mikiel Xerri was a Maltese patriot. He was baptised Mikael Archangelus Joseph in the parish church of Żebbuġ on 30 September 1737, the son of Bartholomew Xerri and his wife Anne. Xerri studied at
St George's Square, Valletta
…kukkanja were also held within the square. The square was renamed as Place de la Liberté during the brief French occupation of Malta. On 17 January 1799, Dun Mikiel Xerri and 42 other Maltese rebels were executed there by the French authorities. During the British period, the square was frequently used for military…
Dun Mikiel Xerri