Palazzo Pescatore

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Palazzo Pescatore

Palazzo Pescatore is a palace in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara in St. Julian's.

Architecture

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Palazzo Pescatore Arch

The building is on two floors and is characterised by a verandah all around consisting of a colonnade in the Ionic order which was closed off by glass panels during the 1980s. The upper floor has a series of windows with moulded surrounds.[1] The palazzo used to be surrounded by a garden, containing fountains and other embellishments. Some of the decoratioms are recent additions.[2]

Garden

The gardens of Palazzo Pescatore have now been re-developed for modern investment. The interior and exterior was largely altered during the years when it used to be a nightclub. A neo-classical gate with engaged Ionic columns stands at the entrance to the complex and is a landmark in its own right.[1][3]

Investment

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Palazzo Pescatore front garden

Nightclub

The interior of Palazzo Pescatore was largely altered during the past decades when it was used as a nightclub.[1] Palazzo Pescatore was banned from operating a nightclub on the site by ruling of the court, in Malta, for several reasons.[4]

Restaurant

The Palace today serves as a complex, such as having a chained Italian food restaurant, in Malta. The restaurant serves a speciality of fish and the reason after this is because of the name of the palace 'Pescatore' which in translation from Italian to English is 'Fisherman'.[5]

Maltese heritage

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) scheduled Palazzo Pescatore and its grounds as a Grade 2 List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest as per Government Notice number 492/06 in the Government Gazette dated June 6, 2006.[1] Palazzo Pescatore is considered as a national monumnet in need of restoration, while it has suffered from major alterations over time. Thus the palace needs attention and preservation. Palazzo Pescatore is a private property but as a national treasure, the Maltese government holds the right to guide its use, and may negotiate with the owner.[6]

The palace is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI).[2][7]

References

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  7. Unknown (30 December 2012). "125 properties on National Inventory of the Cultural Property". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 10 March 2016.