Set the scene.
The Auberge d’Auvergne stood on Valletta’s main street. Knights of the Auvergne langue, one of the Order’s regional groups, used it as their shared residence.
Here’s the twist.
During the British period it became a home for the law courts. Enemy bombing destroyed the auberge during the Second World War.
Why it still matters.
A later court building occupies its site. The function returned while the architecture changed: following a building’s uses can reveal continuity that its façade no longer shows.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.