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Casa Leoni

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Casa Leoni or Casa Leone (, meaning "House of the Lions"), also known as Palazzo Manoel or the Vilhena Palace (), is a palace in Santa Venera, Malta, which was built as a summer residence for Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena in 1730. It was subsequently used for a number of purposes, including as an insurgent command base, an official residence, a museum depository and a school. It currently houses the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects (MTIP). Read more on Wikipedia

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