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Malta
Palazzo Parisio Naxxar
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Malta faced a turning-point in its architectural
history when the Knights of St. John occupied the
islands in 1530. For the first time ever,
European building styles were introduced on a
grand scale in Malta. With the help of Italian
engineers and architects, the Order of St. John
founded today's capital Valletta in 1566 and
built the impressive fortifications around the
Grand Harbour. When the economy recovered at the
end of the 17th century, Malta enjoyed a second
building boom with architects like Charles
Francois de Mondion and Romano Carapecchia being
brought over to update the plain Mannerist style
to the more ornate Baroque style
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Naxxar is a village in the central north of
Malta, with a population of about 13,500 people.
The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of
Victories
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Palazzo Parisio is located in the heart of
Naxxar, just opposite the church. Palazzo Parisio
was built in the 19th century by Marquis Giuseppe
Scicluna as his own private residence, with
lavish artistic designs, decorated ceilings and
murals, rare objects dart, refined architecture
and charming gardens. The Ballroom of Mirrors has
an elaborate and lively style, making it an ideal
location for weddings and other important
events. The splendid gardens are the only private
gardens in Malta that are open to visitors. They
have a classic baroque style that combines
symmetry and Mediterranean flowers all year long.
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Palazzo Parisio Entrance Guiseppe Scicluna, a
banker and financier was a noted philanthropist,
a President of the Maltese Camera Pontificia
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The entrance hall
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The entrance hall
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The entrance hall
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The entrance hall
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The four marble statues in the entrance hall
symbolize the four seasons
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The entrance hall
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The Main Hallway
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The Main Hallway
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The Main Hallway
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The works on this palace started in 1898 and was
completed in 1906.
The Main Hallway
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The marble is superb and vast and was shipped
over from Carrara and Siena in Italy, the
beautiful light fittings were made in Murano and
superbly designed furniture was made for each and
every room.
The Main Hallway
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Entrance halls ceiling
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Entrance hall ceiling
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Entrance halls ceiling
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Entrance halls ceiling
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Entrance hall ceiling
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Entrance halls ceiling
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Entrance halls ceiling
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Grand Staircase
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Going up the staircase one will notice the
longest piece of single marble coping in
Malta. There is an amusing story related to this
piece of marble. The first time it was
shipwrecked between Italy and Malta, the second,
as it was being carried up the stairs was dropped
and it broke in half, third time lucky the
British artillery were called in to insure the
transport with the help of forty mules!
Grand Staircase
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The armoury
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The armoury
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The three paintings above the doors symbolises
when Napoleon was here briefly in the 1800s,
when St. Paul was shipwrecked and the famous
great siege of 1565
Saint Paul's voyage and shipwreck
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The floor design was inspired from a floor in the
Vatican
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda)
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The Red Room (Sala Lombarda) The walls are not
damask or wallpaper but in fact hand painted. The
two paintings either side of the mirror are by
Maltese artist Francesco Zahra.
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The Pompeian Dinning Room
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The Pompeian Dinning Room The tablemats and
napkins are Maltese lace
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The Pompeian Dinning Room The two paintings
either side symbolise Neapolitan life. The
English company royal Doulton designed the dinner
service for the Marquis
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The bedroom Hand painted walls the fringing work
is stucco. Mosaic floor
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The bedroom Hand carved furniture imported from
Milan, designed specifically for the likes of the
Marquis
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The family chapel
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The family chapel 19th century Italian prie-Dieu
(kneeling pews) with matching chairs inlaid
with ivory The altar had belonged to the Spanish
Grand Master of the Order of St.John
Nicolas Cotoner
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The Marquis' Study The walls are hand-painted
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Giuseppe Scicluna, Corinne Abela Pulis
The Marquis' Study
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The Marquis' Study The deep fringing going
around the room is all stucco (gypsum) work. In
the four corners on this ceiling symbols of four
continents
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The Marquis' Study
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The Billiard Room has hand painted walls
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The Music Room
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The Ladies Music Room This is the only room
which has silk moire on walls. Every piece of
furniture has a symbol of a musical instrument on
it as do the corners of the ceiling. The
baroque fireplace is Carrara marble
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The Ladies Music Room Ceiling
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The Ladies Music Room The floor mosaic has the
eight-pointed Maltese cross
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The Ballroom
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The Ballroom was designed in honour of the Order
of St. John. On either side of the chandeliers on
the ceiling are the symbols of astrology and
science, music, poetry and art, and lastly the
nautical one.
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