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Casa Leoni, also known as Palazzo Manoel, 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 Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change. ==History== Casa Leoni was built in 1730 as a summer residence for Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, and it was originally called ''Palazzo Manoel''.〔 During the French blockade of 1798–1800, Casa Leoni served as a command base for the Maltese insurgent National Congress Battalions. A grenadier company known as the ''Granatieri'' was set up specifically to guard this headquarters. Casa Leoni subsequently became a residence for the Governors of Malta. After World War II, it was used as a depository by the Museums Department, and it later became a primary school until 1968. It subsequently housed the Ministry for Education and Culture.〔 Casa Leoni currently houses the Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change. The building is a Grade 1 national monument,〔 and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casa Leoni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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