Set the scene.
Valletta’s Auberge d’Allemagne housed knights from the German langue. It was removed to make way for St Paul’s Anglican cathedral.
Here’s the twist.
The cathedral’s undercroft preserves a physical link with the earlier building: it formed the auberge’s basement.
Why it still matters.
A replacement does not always erase every trace. Sometimes the best clue to a lost place is underneath the building that replaced it.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.
