Ceiling painting in the Palazzo Parisio a palace in the village of Naxxar in Malta

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The Palazzo Parisio is sometimes described as “a miniature Versailles”. It is a historic palace at the heart of the Maltese village of Naxxar. On 14th June 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte landed in Malta and stayed in the Palazzo for seven days on his way to Egypt. The Palazzo in its current form dates from 1898 when Marquis Giuseppe Scicluna purchased the property.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © johnrochaphoto/malta / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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