![]() The City Gate project was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, and the plans were revealed on 27 June 2009. ![]() In addition, the ruins of the Royal Opera House were converted into an open-air theatre known as Pjazza Teatru Rjal. ![]() The project consisted of the demolition of the fourth City Gate and the Freedom Square Arcade and the construction of the fifth City Gate and the Parliament House. The building of the Parliament House was a part of the City Gate Project, which was meant to redevelop the entrance of Valletta. The square now covers from the corner of Palazzo Ferreria to the first column across of the subjected parliament, and to the Spanish steps next to the City Gate. Though most of the square has been built-up, part of it is still officially the Freedom Square, and is now in a rectangular form. The square was originally rather plain, and was commonly used as a car park. The area was converted into an open space known as Freedom Square ( Maltese: Misraħ il-Ħelsien), which was surrounded by a shopping arcade. The area was bombarded during World War II, and the station and surrounding buildings were demolished in the 1960s as part of a project to redevelop the entrance to Valletta. The site presently occupied by the Parliament House originally contained houses, and later the Valletta Station of the Malta Railway. In 1976, the former armoury of the same palace was converted into a new parliament, and meetings were held there until the opening of the purpose-built Parliament House on. Construction of the Parliament House generated considerable controversy, mainly due to the modern design of the building and the cost of construction, which amounted to around €90 million.įrom 1921 to 1976, the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta had been the Tapestry Chamber of the Grandmaster's Palace, also in Valletta. The building was constructed between 20 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. The Parliament House ( Maltese: Dar il-Parlament) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta.
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