Not much of Malta’s Medieval architecture has survived time, modernising redevelopment and the Messina earthquake of 1693 which destroyed many of Mdina’s medieval structures. Still, the ‘Norman-style’ pointed-arch doors and windows survive in the grand houses built in the Sicilian ‘Chiaromonte’ style and in humbler Mdina homes. Several wayside chapels found in Malta’s countryside date back to this period.
It was the Baroque style that was destined to have the most enduring impact on Maltese art and architecture.
Malta experienced a turning-point in its architectural history when the Knights of St. John occupied the islands in 1530. For the first time, European building styles were introduced on a grand scale in Malta. With the help of Italian engineers and architects, the Order of St. John founded today’s capital Valletta in 1566 and built the impressive fortifications around the Grand Harbour.
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