Auberge d'Allemagne

{{Short description|Bakeries of Malta}}

{{about|the former auberge in Valletta|the one in Birgu|Auberge d'Allemagne, Birgu}}

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{{Infobox building

| name = Auberge d'Allemagne

| native_name = Berġa ta' Alemanja

| native_name_lang = mt

| image = Auberge d'Alemagne.jpg

| image_caption = Laying of the foundation stone of St Paul's Pro-Cathedral on 20 May 1839,{{Cite web |url=http://maltahistory.eu5.net/mh/19583.html |title=Some Public Monuments of Valletta (1800-1955) - II |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606105021/http://maltahistory.eu5.net/mh/19583.html |url-status=dead }} with the remains of the auberge in the background

| coordinates = {{coord|35|54|2|N|14|30|43|E|display=inline,title}}

| status = Destroyed

| building_type = Auberge

| architectural_style = Mannerist

| location = Valletta, Malta

| start_date = 1571

| completion_date = 1575

| demolition_date = 1839

| material = Limestone

| architect = Girolamo Cassar

}}

Auberge d'Allemagne ({{langx|mt|Berġa ta' Alemanja}}) was an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was built between 1571 and 1575{{cite web|title=Auberges in Valletta|url=https://vassallohistory.wordpress.com/auberges-in-malta/|website=vassallohistory.wordpress.com|date=25 January 2013|access-date=25 July 2015}} to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Germany.

It was vacated in 1798 when the Order was expelled during the French occupation of Malta. By the 1830s, the building was used as the residence of the Chief Justice.{{cite book|last1=MacGill|first1=Thomas|title=A hand book, or guide, for strangers visiting Malta|date=1839|publisher=Luigi Tonna|location=Malta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fm4DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA63|page=63}} Another part was used by the Mediterranean Fleet as a bakery and a mill.{{cite web|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Melita%20Historica/MH.05(1968-71)/MH.5(1968)2/orig01.pdf |title=Melita hstrica |publisher=melitensiawth.com |access-date=2019-11-15}}

It was demolished in 1839 to make way for St Paul's Pro-Cathedral.{{cite web|title=the auberges in valletta|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ma/maltarchitecture/auberges_valletta.html|website=Angelfire|access-date=25 July 2015}} Auberge d'Allemagne was the only auberge in Malta to be intentionally demolished, since the other destroyed auberges were pulled down due to damage sustained in World War II.{{cite web|title=The houses of the Knights of St. John|url=http://www.malta.com/en/attraction/culture/building-fortification/the-auberges|website=malta.com|access-date=25 July 2015}} Some remains may still exist in situ.{{cite journal|first=Raymomd|last=Scicluna|journal=Annual Report 2016 Superintendence of Cultural Heritage|title=Dokument imqiegħed fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra tad-Deputati fis-Seduta|volume=It-Tnax-Il Legislatura|issue=Numru 501|date=3 April 2017|publisher=Ministru għall-Ġustizzja, Kultura u Gvern Lokali|language=mt|url=https://www.parlament.mt/media/88791/08699.pdf|page=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916192403/https://www.parlament.mt/media/88791/08699.pdf|archive-date=16 September 2018}}

File:Die St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral am Independence Square. - panoramio.jpg]]

The auberge was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar,{{cite book|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A-F|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|location=Pietà|isbn=9789993291329|pages=520–521}} but almost nothing is known about the structure.

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