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Corinthia Palace Hotel to open Athenaeum Spa after €9m revamp
by Megan Whitby | 19 Feb 2020
The original Corinthia Hotel in Malta – the Corinthia Palace Hotel – has revealed further details of its new Athenaeum Spa, which is scheduled to open in March 2020 following a €9m (US$10m, £7.5m), year-long refurbishment. Built in the 19th century as a private villa for the chief justice of Malta, the hotel was used as living quarters by British Forces during the Second World War. In 1959 it was
Hotei Russia propose to create glimmering promontory and museum on Maltese coast
by Andrew Manns | 01 Jan 2019
Architecture firm Hotei Russia have offered to design a replacement for the Azure Window, a limestone formation which famously appeared in the Game of Thrones television series and collapsed in 2017. The Russian architects' conceptual designs for the new landmark – dubbed "The Heart of Malta" – depict a polygonal structure connected to the mainland by an overwater promenade. According to the group, the new building will also feature "mirrored
Malta’s €26m science centre prepares for 28 October launch
by Alice Davis | 13 Oct 2016
Malta’s first science centre, a €26m (US$28.7m, £23.5m) investment named Esplora, is fast approaching its official opening date of 28 October. The interactive science centre is located in a former naval hospital in Kalkara. Located in town's Grand Harbour, the new attraction overlooks the historic capital city of Valletta. Esplora, which is supported by the Malta Council for Science and Technology and received €12m (US$13.2m, £10.8m) in funding from the
Malta pays tribute to Renzo Piano with special carnival float
by Kim Megson | 09 Feb 2016
A huge carnival float has been built in Malta as a rather unorthodox tribute to one of the world's most famous architects. Renzo Piano – the designer of The Shard, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the nearly-completed Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre – was honoured at last week’s Maltese Carnival for his architectural contribution to country’s capital, Valletta. A gigantic smiling depiction of Piano appeared on a special float,
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