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Mediterranean Conference Centre
| Mediterranean Conference Centre | |
|---|---|
Dar il-Mediterran għall-Konferenzi | |
 The MCC in September 2016 | |
 | |
| Former names | Sacra Infermeria Holy Infirmary |
| Alternative names | MCC |
| General information | |
| Status | Intact |
| Type | Hospital (now conference centre) |
| Location | Valletta, Malta |
| Coordinates | 35°53′58.2″N 14°31′4.8″E / 35.899500°N 14.518000°E |
| Construction started | 1574 |
| Renovated | 1596–1712 |
| Owner | Government of Malta |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Floor area | 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | probably Girolamo Cassar |
| Website | |
| www.mcc.com.mt | |
The Mediterranean Conference Centre (MCC, Maltese: Dar il-Mediterran għall-Konferenzi) is a conference centre in Valletta, Malta. The building was built as a hospital in the 16th century by the Order of St. John, and it was known as the Sacra Infermeria or the Holy Infirmary (Maltese: Il-Furmarija).[2][3] It was known as the Grand Hôspital during the French occupation of Malta[4] and during the British period was named as the Station Hospital.[5]
It was one of the leading hospitals in Europe until the 18th century, and remained in use until 1920.[6] It had a capacity to keep from 500 to 2,500 patients.[7] The building is now used for multiple banquets, exhibitions, international conventions and theatrical shows.
- ^ "Malta Country Report 2008: The largest conference centre of the island of Malta". CountryProfiler Malta Limited. 17 September 2008: 125.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Cassar Pullicino, Joseph (October–December 1949). "The Order of St. John in Maltese folk-memory" (PDF). Scientia. 15 (4): 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016.
- ^ Morana, Martin (2012). Ara x'int tgħid: glossarju enċiklopediku ta' termini storiċi, toponimi, qwiel u idjomi, tradizzjonijiet Maltin, kurżitajiet oħra (in Maltese). Martin Morana. pp. 69–70. ISBN 9789995703608. OCLC 830362895.
- ^ Savona-Ventura, Charles (2015). Knight Hospitaller Medicine in Malta [1530-1798]. Lulu. p. 304. ISBN 978-1326482220.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
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