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Verdala Palace is a palace in the Buskett Gardens, limits of Siġġiewi, Malta. It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and it now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta. == History == The site of Verdala Palace was originally occupied by a hunting lodge, which was built in the 1550s or 1560s during the reign of Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette. The lodge was built in the ''Boschetto'', a large semi-landscaped area that was used by knights of the Order of Saint John for game hunting. The hunting lodge was expanded into a palace in 1586, during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.maltabulb.com/buskett-gardens.html )〕 It was further embellished in the 17th and 18th centuries, during the reigns of Giovanni Paolo Lascaris and António Manoel de Vilhena. During the French blockade of 1798–1800, the palace served as a military prison for French soldiers captured by the Maltese or British. During British rule, it became a silk factory, but it was eventually abandoned and fell into a state of disrepair. Some repairs were undertaken during the governorship of Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, and it was fully restored by Governor Sir William Reid in the 1850s. It subsequently became the official summer residency of the Governors of Malta. On the outbreak of World War II in 1939, works of art from the National Museum were stored at the palace for safekeeping. The palace was restored in 1982 and began to be used to host visiting heads of state. Over the years, the palace welcomed several distinguished guests, including: *Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, King and Queen of the United Kingdom *Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1909) *George V and Mary of Teck, King and Queen of the United Kingdom (1912) *George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1913 and 1943) *Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany (1919) *Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan dictator *Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia *Nicolae Ceaușescu, President of Romania *Giovanni Leone, President of Italy Since 1987, the Verdala Palace has been in use as the summer residence of the President of Malta, and it is generally closed to the public except for the August Moon Ball held annually in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund. 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「Verdala Palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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