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National Library

The National Library 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.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library
  • Also known as: “Bibliotheca”, “Il-Biblioteka Nazzjonali”, and “National Library of Malta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint John’s Co-Cathedral and Republic Square.

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.

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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.

Theater building
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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 190 metres northwest of National Library.

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.

National Library

Latitude
35.89822° or 35° 53′ 54″ north
Longitude
14.51353° or 14° 30′ 49″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“National Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة مالطة الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Մալթայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Malta Milli kitabxanası”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Мальты”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Malte”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална библиотека на Малта”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Malta”
  • Chinese: “馬爾他國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Maltská národní knihovna”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Malta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه مالطا الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Malto”
  • Finnish: “Maltan kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Malte”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Malte”
  • German: “Bibljoteka Nazzjonali ta‘ Malta”
  • German: “Bibljoteka Nazzjonali ta’ Malta”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Malta”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική βιβλιοθήκη της Μάλτας”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale di Malta”
  • Korean: “몰타 국립도서관”
  • Maltese: “Bibliotheca”
  • Maltese: “Bibljoteka Nazzjonali ta‘ Malta”
  • Maltese: “Bibljoteka Nazzjonali ta’ Malta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maltas nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Norwegian: “Maltas nasjonalbibliotek”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی مالت”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Malty”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional de Malta”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Maltei”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Мальты”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Малте”
  • Slovak: “Maltská národná knižnica”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Malta”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Мальти”
  • Wu Chinese: “马耳他国家图书馆”

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Highlights include Queen Victoria and Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government.

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