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Auberge d'Allemagne

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Status
  
Destroyed

Location
  
Valletta, Malta

Opened
  
1575

Demolished
  
1839

Construction started
  
1571

Type
  
Auberge

Completed
  
1575

Material
  
Limestone

Architectural style
  
Mannerism

Architect
  
Girolamo Cassar

Auberge d'Allemagne

Similar
  
Auberge de France, Auberge d'Aragon, Auberge de Provence, Casa del Commun Tesoro, Auberge d'Angleterre

Auberge d'Allemagne (Maltese: Berġa ta' Alemanja) was an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was built between 1571 and 1575 to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Germany. It was vacated in 1798 when the Order was expelled during the French occupation of Malta. By the 1830s, the building was used as the residence of the Chief Justice. It was demolished in 1839 to make way for St Paul's Pro-Cathedral. Auberge d'Allemagne was the only auberge in Malta to be intentionally demolished, since the other destroyed auberges were pulled down due to damage sustained in World War II.

Map of Auberge d'Allemagne, Valletta, Malta

The auberge was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, but almost nothing is known about the structure.

References

Auberge d'Allemagne Wikipedia