Main Guard
The Main Guard, originally called the Guardia della Piazza, is a building in Valletta, Malta, located in St George's Square facing the Grandmaster's Palace in the city centre.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: building in Valleta
- Also known as: “Main Guard (Valletta)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library and Manoel Theatre.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. National Library is situated 120 metres south of Main Guard.
Manoel Theatre
Theater building
Photo: R Muscat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in Malta. The theatre is often referred to as simply "The Manoel", and is named after Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, Fra António Manoel de Vilhena, who ordered its construction in 1731.
St John’s Co-Cathedral
Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, 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. St John’s Co-Cathedral is situated 190 metres south of Main Guard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.
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.
Main Guard
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.89932° or 35° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
14.5134° or 14° 30′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGX7+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 261426833OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q23136310
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Main Guard” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحرس الرئيسي”
- Chinese: “大本營”
- German: “Hauptwache”
- Italian: “Main Guard (Valletta)”
- Japanese: “メインガード”
- Polish: “Main Guard w Valletcie”
- Spanish: “Edificio de la Guardia Principal”
- Spanish: “Guardia Principal (La Valeta)”
- Spanish: “Guardia Principal”
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