A historic building known as Dar il-Gvernatur will now serve as the premises of Gozo's heritage watchdog after having been demolished and rebuilt using the same stones. 

The structure needed to be moved by a few metres when the main road between Victoria and Mġarr was rebuilt and widened.

It was painstakingly demolished and each stone was indexed, numbered, and then positioned in the same place when the building was constructed again a few metres away from where it originally stood.

The newly-restored building was inaugurated by Gozo Minister Anton Refalo on Saturday as he officially handed it over to Gozo Heritage.

Dr Refalo said the project was just one of many undertaken by his ministry in a bid to restore and protect the island’s heritage. He mentioned, as an example, the restoration of several statues and niches in various localities in Gozo as well as the restoration of the Gozo Ministry’s façade in Fontana.

He also said how 17 students, many of whom were members of Gozo Heritage, were following a part-time university course to facilitate the creation of a restoration unit within Gozo Heritage.

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