Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628) depicting The Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565. Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565). Valletta. Malta.

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