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Valletta, including the building of a 200 beds modern style hotel. The tender was open to the public with strict guidelines for eligibility under British conditions. Maltese architects protested against the inclusion of
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hotel was built in the 1930s, and was opened in
November 1947. It is regarded as one of the top hotels in Malta. The hotel had one of the earliest restaurants of good standards in Malta in the 1950s. It had three floors originally, but further floors were built along the years.
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shape, with a central circular Palm Court Hall giving on to the restaurant and then the terrace. Its grounds contain extensive gardens, amounting to some 7½ acres. It overlooks the bastion walls of
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personnel. On 27 April 1942, the hotel suffered extensive damage when it was hit by aerial bombardment. Reconstruction of the damaged parts began in 1944, and was fully complete in April 1948.
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was commissioned to design the building. Construction began soon after, and it was almost complete by 1939. With the outbreak of
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The hotel officially opened on 3 November 1947. The opening ceremony was attended by Lady
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