Status Intact Location Mġarr, Malta Material Limestone | Type Folly Completed 19th century | |
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Alternative names Castello Zammitello
Zammitello Tower Address Triq IS-Santi, Mgarr, Malta Similar Ġnejna Bay, Fort Campbell, Mistra Bay, Villa Bologna, Skorba Temples | ||
The Zammitello Palace, also known as Castello Zammitello (Maltese: Kastell Zamitellu) or Zammitello Tower, is a 19th-century building on the outskirts of Mġarr, Malta, on the road leading to Ġnejna.:166 Francis Sant Cassia, the owner of the palace, was murdered there on 27 October 1988.
History
The Zammitello Palace is 19th-century ornate architectural folly, built in imitation of the Tower of London.:166 Although it resembles a fortification, according to military architecture expert Dr. Stephen C. Spiteri, it is "entirely useless from a defensive point of view". It was built by the Sant Cassia family in the early nineteenth century as a honeymoon retreat,:186 although a few sources claim that it dates back to 1675. The palace's owner, Francis Sant Cassia, was murdered there on 27 October 1988, and the family sold the building soon afterwards. It is now used as a wedding venue.:186