Auberge d'Aragon, Birgu explained

Auberge d'Aragon
Native Name:Berġa ta' Aragona
Native Name Lang:mt
Coordinates:35.8886°N 14.5231°W
Status:Intact with some alterations
Building Type:Auberge
Location:Birgu, Malta
Address:No. 28–30, Hilda Tabone Street
Start Date:16th century
Owner:Private
Material:Limestone
Floor Count:2

The Auberge d'Aragon (Maltese: Berġa ta' Aragona) is an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Aragon, Navarre and Catalonia.

The auberge was located within Birgu's collachio, adjacent to Auberge d'Auvergne et Provence and Auberge de France. The building is two stories high, and it has a central doorway and two balconies. The building housed the Langue of Aragon until a larger Auberge d'Aragon was built in Valletta sometime after 1571.[1]

Part of the façade is now covered with stone slabs, but the auberge still retains its original character. The building is now privately owned.[1]

The building was included on the Antiquities List of 1925, together with the other auberges in Birgu.[2] It was scheduled as a Grade 1 national monument on 22 December 2009,[3] and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zahra. Lorenzo A.. The Spanish Langues and Auberges of the Order in Birgu. Vittoriosa Historical & Cultural Society. Veritas Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704164025/http://www.vittoriosahistorica.org/Leaflets/Auberge-de-Castille-Leon-et-Portugal.pdf. 4 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Protection of Antiquities Regulations 21st November, 1932 Government Notice 402 of 1932, as Amended by Government Notices 127 of 1935 and 338 of 1939. . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419101304/https://www.mepa.org.mt/file.aspx?f=2627 . 19 April 2016 . live . dmy .
  3. News: Auberge D'Aragon. Times of Malta. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423154806/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121122/environment/Auberge-D-Aragon.446372. 23 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Auberge d' Aragon. National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 28 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080710/http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/01161.pdf. 8 December 2015.