The Sliema Heritage Society has raised the alarm over an “iconic” Tigné property that would be replaced by a modern development if a recent application submitted to Mepa gets approved.
The building forms part of a “terrace of dwellings” characterised by their Art Nouveau or, more accurately, the Italianate ‘liberty’ style of which very few remain, the Society said in its objection letter to the planning authority, which was however submitted late.
“This is as important to preserve as a medieval building. It is an iconic building – unarguably one of the last remaining groups of Art Nouveau houses in the Maltese Islands,” said architect Edward Said on behalf of the Society.
The building lies on Tigné Street and Pace Street in Sliema and is part of a terrace of houses on three streets that are well preserved, the Society said.
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