Mall and Maglio Gardens and Independence Monument
In the mid 16th century, French knight Jean Lascaris built a narrow enclosure in what is now Maglio Gardens, for the ball game palla a maglio, or pall-mall and placed a Latin stanza above on its wall. The enclosure was demolished.
Today the mall and gardens begin behind the impressive Independence Monument, which replaced the grand and much-moved statue of Grand Master de Vilhena.
The 400-meter-long, narrow gardens are punctuated with statues of Maltese luminaries. The football field to the right of the statues was the old British military parade ground.
To the left of the gardens are the Granaries. You can still see the lids of the wood-lined underground grain stores in which the Order preserved two year's supply.
Floriana - Church of St Publius
St Publius was the Roman governor at the time of St Paul's shipwreck in A.D. 60, and after his conversion to Christianity he became the first bishop of Malta.
Originally designed by Guiseppe Bonnici in 1733, this is the last important parish church built by the Order. The entire structure was rebuilt after the destruction by the Axis bombing. The portico and its two tall bell towers were added in 1882 to a design by Dr. Nicola Zammit, who was also responsible for the new facade at St Nicholas Siggiewi.
In the mid 16th century, French knight Jean Lascaris built a narrow enclosure in what is now Maglio Gardens, for the ball game palla a maglio, or pall-mall and placed a Latin stanza above on its wall. The enclosure was demolished.Today the mall and gardens begin behind the impressive Independence Monument, which replaced the grand and much-moved statue of Grand Master de Vilhena.
The 400-meter-long, narrow gardens are punctuated with statues of Maltese luminaries. The football field to the right of the statues was the old British military parade ground.
To the left of the gardens are the Granaries. You can still see the lids of the wood-lined underground grain stores in which the Order preserved two year's supply.
Floriana - Church of St Publius
St Publius was the Roman governor at the time of St Paul's shipwreck in A.D. 60, and after his conversion to Christianity he became the first bishop of Malta.Originally designed by Guiseppe Bonnici in 1733, this is the last important parish church built by the Order. The entire structure was rebuilt after the destruction by the Axis bombing. The portico and its two tall bell towers were added in 1882 to a design by Dr. Nicola Zammit, who was also responsible for the new facade at St Nicholas Siggiewi.
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