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In Rue d'Argens, Gżira, a double front dwelling built in the interwar period by architect Prof Joseph
Colombo as his private residence and shortlisted for the first architectural awards held in 1936, was given Grade 2 protection status. The PA said the building's elevation was exceptional in the way
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Chevalier Jacob Tagliaferro. Slowly Gżira started developing into a working-class suburb of Sliema. Until the 1970s, Gżira had many bars, particularly the Snake Pit, Britannia and the Granada along and in proximity of the Strand, which economic
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was built in 1726. Fort Manoel is considered a marvel of 18th-century military engineering. The original plans for the fort are attributed to Louis d'Augbigne Tigné, and are said to have been modified by his friend and colleague
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hanging outside the bar. The stone broke the glass of the frame, but did not make contact with the portrait itself, which remained intact. Notwithstanding the wind, the stone remained fixed within the broken glass.
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