Monument sights in Valletta
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Royal Opera House
On the main street, Triq ir-Repubblika you'll pass the cracked steps and shattered column stumps of the ruined Royal Opera House. This once imperious building was built in the 1860s, but was destroyed during a German air raid in 1942. Its gutted shell has been left as a reminder of the war and is rather unceremoniously used as a car park while controversy rages as to what should be done with the site. The most recent proposal is to transform the ruins into a permanent open-air performance space.
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Lower Barrakka Gardens
The Lower Barrakka Gardens contains a little Doric temple commemorating Sir Alexander Ball, the naval captain who took Malta from the French in 1800.
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