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Republic Street, Valletta
 Republic Street | |
| Native name | Triq ir-Repubblika (Maltese) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Rue Nationale Strada Reale Kingsway Strada San Giorgio |
| Maintained by | Transport Malta, Valletta Local Council |
| Length | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
| Location | Valletta, Malta |
| Coordinates | 35°54′00″N 14°30′47″E / 35.9000136°N 14.5131579°E |
| Other | |
| Known for | City Gate, Palazzo Ferreria, Parliament of Malta, Auberge de Provence, Courts of Justice, Grandmaster's Palace |
Republic Street (Maltese: Triq ir-Repubblika), historically known as Strada Reale (Maltese: Strada Rjali) or Kingsway, is a principal street in the capital city of Valletta, Malta. It is about 1 kilometer long (0.6 miles) and is known for legislative, judiciary and commercial purposes. It is mostly pedestrianised.
Republic Street extends from City Gate towards the granaries at Fort St. Elmo.[1][2] In its downward course the main street runs perpendicular with several other streets given Valletta's grid layout. It also encounters several buildings and squares of note, such as City Gate, Freedom Square, the Parliament of Malta, Palazzo Ferreria, Royal Opera House, the Archaeology Museum, St. John's Square, the Courts of Justice, the Casino Maltese, Republic Square, Grandmaster's Palace, St. George's Square, Spinola Palace, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, Casa Rocca Piccola and others.
The street is managed by the Valletta Local Council as well as the Maltese government, including waste management.[3] The street is mostly dedicated to pedestrians, with highly limited vehicle use – only commercial vehicles loading and unloading in the early morning are allowed.[4] This also applies to general maintenance vehicles. Only karozzini[5] and electric cabs[6] are allowed to drive up and down the street, while taxis can cross at intersections. The Malta Police Force uses Segways to patrol the streets.[7]
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denarowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pappalardo, Salvo (2008). "Torri costiere e fortificazioni in sicilia e a malta in età moderna". In Anthony Bonanno (ed.). Malta and Sicily: Miscellaneous Research Projects (PDF) (in Italian) (2 ed.). Officina di Studi Medievali, University of Catania. p. 232. ISBN 978-88-88615-83-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Allied Newspapers Ltd (2016-12-12). "Council says refuse truck in Republic Street operated without permit". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Police". Steno.webs.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Karozzin Ride". 101 Malta. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Allied Newspapers Ltd (2007-06-15). "Valletta gets its own clean taxi service". Times of Malta. Timesofmalta.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "District police fleet modernised with new cars, segways". The Malta Independent. Malta.
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