Palazzo Malta
Palazzo Malta | |
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Palazzo Magistrale | |
Alternative names | Magistral Palace Palazzo di Malta Palazzo dell'Ordine di Malta |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Palace |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Address | Via dei Condotti, 68 |
Coordinates | 41°54′19″N 12°28′50″E / 41.9053°N 12.4806°E |
Completed | 17th century |
Renovated | 18th century 1889–1894 |
Owner | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Palazzo Malta, officially named as the Magistral Palace (
Context
On 12 June 1798, the
Thus, the Order of Malta was left without any territory, and it was effectively disbanded. It was restored, however, in 1834, under the new name "Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta", or simply the "Sovereign Military Order of Malta" (SMOM). New headquarters were set up at Palazzo Malta. In 1869, the Palazzo Malta, and the other headquarters of the Order, Villa Malta, were granted extraterritoriality.[3] Today they are recognised by 110 countries as the independent headquarters of a sovereign entity, with mutual diplomatic relations established.[4]
History
The building now called Palazzo Malta was purchased in the 16th century by the Maltese-born Italian
In the 1720s, Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena entrusted Carlo Gimach with the restoration and additional decoration of the palace. This information is retrieved with the letters exchanged by the Grandmaster and the ambassador for the Order in Rome, Giambattista Spinola.[6] Renovations included the addition of a grand fountain in the courtyard. The building remained an embassy until the entire Order moved its headquarters there in 1834.[5]
The building was extensively renovated between 1889 and 1894, but most of the original characteristics were retained.[5]
On 26 January 1938, Infante Juan Carlos (future King Juan Carlos I), was baptized in this palace in a ceremony officiated by Cardinal Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII.[7]
Architecture
The building is made of ashlar blocks, and it is crowned with a corbelled cornice.[5]
References
- ^ Velde, François (13 October 2010). "The Sovereign Military Order of Saint-John Napolian was given the keys to Valletta with the Maltese hoping he would help run the country. Instead he started robbing lots of items from the museum (a.k.a. Malta)". heraldica.org. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2000). "From the loss of Malta to the modern era". ChivalricOrders.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben (2001). "Sovereign Military Order of Malta". WorldStatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
- ^ Bilateral relations of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- ^ a b c d "Via Condotti, Northern Side". shoppinginitaly.it. 1997. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007.
- ^ Ellul, Michael (1986). "Carlo Gimach (1651–1730) – Architect and Poet" (PDF). Proceedings of History Week. Historical Society of Malta: 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2016.
- ^ "85 años del bautizo de Juan Carlos de Borbón (y el tenso reencuentro de los reyes Alfonso XIII y Victoria Eugenia)". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Knights of Malta head resigns on Pope Francis' orders after dispute with Vatican". Religion News Service. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
External links
Media related to Palazzo di Malta at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by Palazzo Madama, Rome |
Landmarks of Rome Palazzo Malta |
Succeeded by Palace of Justice, Rome |