Republic Square

Republic Square is a piazza in , . The square was originally called Piazza Tesoreria or Piazza dei Cavallieri, since the treasury of the Order of Saint John was located in the square.
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Valletta, Malta
  • Also known as: “Misraħ ir-Repubblika” and “Republic Square, Valletta”

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 Republic Square, , 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 100 metres southwest of Republic Square.

Theater building
Photo: R Muscat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in . 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. is situated 160 metres northwest of Republic Square.

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.

Republic Square

Latitude
35.89845° or 35° 53′ 54″ north
Longitude
14.51332° or 14° 30′ 48″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGX7+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31232942
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Wiki­data ID
Q7314418
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Republic Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “共和國廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الجمهوريه”
  • German: “Platz der Republik”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר הרפובליקה”
  • Italian: “Piazza della Repubblica”
  • Italian: “Republic Square”
  • Maltese: “misraħ ir-Repubblika”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Misraħ ir-Repubblika”
  • Norwegian: “Misraħ ir-Repubblika”
  • Polish: “Republic Square w Valletcie”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de la República (La Valeta)”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de la República”

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Highlights include Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government and Prince Alfred’s Court.

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