Did you know that right beside the Capua hospital is an elegant palazzo? Palazzo Capua back in the day was a residence to the Marchese A. Mattei, but there’s more to the gorgeous building’s story.
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A local posted before and after shots of the palazzo in a popular Sliema group that are truly striking, showing the Palazzo years ago in comparison to nowadays. The first shot shows Palazzo Capua in 1900. It was reportedly built by a certain local banker and shipper named Biagio Tagliaferro – a Genoan by birth but a settler in Malta. Later on, in the 19th century, Carlo de Bourbon, Prince of Capua resided there along with his wife Penelope.
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The second photo shows the palace nowadays. The building itself has since been turned into a boutique hotel by AX, while the adjacent St James Capua Hospital (which takes its name after this building) was built on the site of the palace’s former gardens.
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