Palazzo Parisio (Valletta)

Palazzo Parisio, sometimes known as Casa Parisio, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the 1740s by Domenico Sceberras, and eventually passed into the hands of the Muscati and Parisio Muscati families. It was Napoleon's residence for six days in June 1798, during the early days of the French occupation of Malta. The palace was eventually acquired by the de Piro family, and was later purchased by the Government of Malta. It was used as the General Post Office from 1886 to 1973, then the Ministry for Agriculture, and it now houses the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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Palazzo Parisio (Valletta) ranks #4,984 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 29 mapped in Malta. Founded 1744, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.

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