Palace Armoury

The Palace Armoury is an arms collection housed at the Grandmaster's Palace in , . It was the main armoury of the Order of St. John in the 17th and 18th centuries, and as such it was the last arsenal established by a crusader military order.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Library
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The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin.

Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in , , dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John. is situated 180 metres southwest of Palace Armoury.

Church
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The Church of the Circumcision of Our Lord, also known as the Church of the Jesuits or the Church of the University, is one of the oldest and largest churches in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of . It is one of the in the area, the other two being and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.

Palace Armoury

Latitude
35.89852° or 35° 53′ 55″ north
Longitude
14.51434° or 14° 30′ 52″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGX7+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3257012705
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7126151
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Palace Armoury” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ترسانة القصر”
  • Indonesian: “Palace Armoury”
  • Javanese: “Palace Armoury”
  • Polish: “Zbrojownia Pałacowa w Valletcie”
  • Polish: “Zbrojownia pałacowa”

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