Malta

The Auberge de Castille, Malta,

Photo: Alexandros Daskalakis

The Auberge de Castille (Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta, that now houses the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. The auberge is located at Castille Place, close to Saint James Cavalier, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It sits at the highest point of Valletta and overlooks Floriana and the Grand Harbour area.

Built in the Baroque style under the magistracy of Manuel Pinto da Fonseca in the 1740s, it replaced a 1574 building erected to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castile, León and Portugal.

The name Castille (or Kastilja in Maltese) is often used as a metonym to refer to the Prime Minister and his office, as the White House is used to refer to the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

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