Zammitello Palace

Zammitello Palace
Kastell Zamitellu

View of the Zammitello Palace
Alternative names Castello Zammitello
Zammitello Tower
General information
Status Intact
Type Palace
Location Mġarr, Malta
Coordinates 35°55′15.3″N 14°21′34.4″E / 35.920917°N 14.359556°E / 35.920917; 14.359556
Completed 19th century
Technical details
Material Limestone

The Zammitello Palace, also known as Castello Zammitello (Maltese: Kastell Zamitellu)[1] or Zammitello Tower,[lower-alpha 1] is a historic building on the outskirts of Mġarr, Malta, on the road leading to Ġnejna.[2]:166[3][4] Francis Sant Cassia, the owner of the palace, was murdered there on 27 October 1988.[5]

History

Castello Zammitello and the surrounding countryside

The Zammitello Palace is an ornate architectural folly, built in imitation of the Tower of London.[2]:166 Although it resembles a fortification, according to military architecture expert Dr. Stephen C. Spiteri, it is "entirely useless from a defensive point of view".[6] It was built by the Sant Cassia family in the early nineteenth century as a honeymoon retreat,[7]:186 although a few sources claim that it dates back to 1675.[8][9] The palace's owner, Francis Sant Cassia, was murdered there on 27 October 1988, and the family sold the building soon afterwards.[5] It is now used as a wedding venue.[7]:186

References

  1. ↑ Mizzi, Pawlu (2001). It-Tfajla tal-Kastell Zamitellu (in Maltese). Malta: Klabb Kotba Maltin. ISBN 9990975647.
  2. 1 2 D. Chambry, David H. Trump (1978). Malta. Geneva: Nagel. ISBN 9782826307112.
  3. ↑ [s.n.] (2004). Landscape Assessment of the Maltese Islands. Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Accessed September 2015.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Neil; Bain, Carolyn Joy (2010). Malta & Gozo. Lonely Planet. p. 106. ISBN 9781741045086.
  5. 1 2 [s.n.] (9 January 2007). Traces Of gunshot residue found on man but he insists he did not fire a weapon. The Malta Independent. Accessed September 2015.
  6. ↑ Spiteri, Stephen C. (2015). "On the Study of Military Architecture". ARX Occasional Papers (MilitaryArchitecture.com) (5): 37. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 Simon Gaul (2007). Malta, Gozo & Comino. London: Cadogan Guides. ISBN 9781860113659.
  8. ↑ "Castello Zamittello". Catermax. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Castello Zamittello". Maltese Newsletter (84): 16. June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016.

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes also spelt Zamitello or Zamittello

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