……. or the President’s Palace or just The Palace.
The Palace houses the Office of the President of Malta. It was one of the first buildings in Valletta, erected by the Order of St John and Malta in 1571. Over the years, it was enlarged and developed by successive Grandmasters to serve as their official residence.
During the British period it served as the Governor's Palace. The Council of Government and the Malta Legislative Assembly met here.
Besides the Office of the President, The Palace houses The House of Representatives (soon to be moved to another location), and The Armoury of the Knights of Malta with one of the finest collections of weapons of the period of the Knights.
Amongst its many artistic relics, The Palace has a set of Gobelin tapestries which were donated to the Order by Grand Master Ramon Perellos in 1710 and, though now over three centuries old, are well-preserved. There is also a cycle of wall paintings decorating the upper part of the Throne Room, the work Matteo Perez d’Aleccio, representing salient episodes of the Great Siege of Malta.
worth seeing!