Inquisitor’s Palace
The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mandyy88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: info@heritagemalta.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: Palace in Birgu, Malta
- Also known as: “Il-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur” and “Sacred Palace”
- Address: Main Gate Street, Il-Birgu (Vittoriosa), BRG 1023
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta Maritime Museum and Collegiate Church of Saint Lawrence.
Malta Maritime Museum
Museum
The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. Malta Maritime Museum is situated 160 metres west of Inquisitor’s Palace.
Collegiate Church of Saint Lawrence
Church
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Collegiate church of Saint Lawrence is an old Church situated in Birgu in Malta.
Malta at War Museum
Museum
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Malta at War Museum is a museum in Birgu, Malta, which is dedicated to Malta's role in World War II. The museum is housed within a barrack block and a rock-hewn air-raid shelter within Couvre Porte Counterguard. Malta at War Museum is situated 200 metres south of Inquisitor’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgu and Senglea.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Senglea
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Senglea, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.
Cospicua
Town
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Inquisitor’s Palace
- Categories: palace, former hospital, wardroom, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Senglea, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88719° or 35° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
14.52248° or 14° 31′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGPC+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 293534848OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3361044
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Polish—“Inquisitor’s Palace” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Palača inkvizitora”
- French: “palais de l’inquisiteur”
- French: “Palais de l’Inquisiteur”
- German: “Palast des Inquisitors”
- Polish: “Pałac Inkwizytora”
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