Spinola Palace (Valletta)
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Spinola Palace | |
|---|---|
| Palazz ta' Spinola | |
| File:Palazzo Spinola, Valletta.jpeg
Palazzo Spinola on Republic Street
|
|
| Alternative names | Palazzo Spinola |
| General information | |
| Status | Partially intact |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Valletta, Malta |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Completed | 17th century |
| Owner | Lombard Bank Malta PLC |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone |
Spinola Palace (Maltese: Palazz ta' Spinola), also known as Palazzo Spinola, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It belonged to the Spinola family between the 17th and 18th centuries. One third of the building was demolished in the 20th century, but the remaining two wings still exist and are now used as the head office of Lombard Bank.
History
The palace originally belonged to Fra Giovanni de Villaroel, the Balì of Noveville. In 1660, the palace was transferred to Fra Paolo Raffaele Spinola, the Balì of Lombardy, who later built another Spinola Palace in St. Julian's. In the 1720s, the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni painted frescoes on the palace's ceiling.[1] The palace remained in the hands of the Spinola family until 1780.[2]
The palace was divided into three parts in 1922. The wing facing St. Christopher Street was demolished to make way for apartments, while the other two wings were used as private houses or offices. Lombard Bank acquired the wing facing Republic Street in the 1970s, and converted it into their head office. The wing facing St. Frederick Street was also acquired by Lombard Bank in the 2000s.[1] It has since been restored and renovated.[3]
Further reading
Paul Camilleri & Associates (2010), "Completed", Palazzo Spinola, pp. 8-11.
