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Inquisitor's Palace

Inquisitor's Palace Inquisitor's Palace - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Inquisitor's Palace (), also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio ().https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23509/L-iskejjel%20tal-gvern%20it-taghlim%20f%27Malta.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The building was originally constructed as a courthouse known as the Castellania in the early 16th century, but little remains of the original building due to major alterations and renovations carried out in the subsequent centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

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