The façade of Palazzo Ferreria in Valletta has been unveiled following a one-year restoration project.

The work was carried out by the Restoration Department, which has now turned its attention to the Ordnance Street side of the building.

The 19th century building is actually called “Palazzo Buttigieg Francia”, and belonged to a family of businessmen from Rhodes.

Prior to its construction, the site was used by the Knights of St John as a “ferreria”, another word for foundry.

Designed by Architect Giuseppe Bonavia, it was the first building to introduce timber balconies on the islands and is a grade 1 national monument.

Restoration is currently underway on a number of heritage sites, 15 of them in Valletta in the run-up to it becoming the Capital of Culture in 2018.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.