| Vilhena Palace | |
|---|---|
Il-Palazz De Vilhena | |
.jpg) Forecourt of Vilhena Palace | |
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| Former names | Connaught Hospital |
| Alternative names | Palazzo Vilhena Magisterial Palace Palazzo Pretorio |
| General information | |
| Status | Intact |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | French Baroque |
| Location | Mdina, Malta |
| Coordinates | 35°53′5.3″N 14°24′14″E / 35.884806°N 14.40389°E |
| Named for | António Manoel de Vilhena |
| Construction started | 1726 |
| Completed | 1728 |
| Owner | Government of Malta |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles François de Mondion |
| Website | |
| Heritage Malta | |
Vilhena Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz De Vilhena; Italian: Palazzo Vilhena), also known as the Magisterial Palace (Maltese: Palazz Maġisterjali) and Palazzo Pretorio, is a French Baroque palace in Mdina, Malta. It is named after António Manoel de Vilhena, the Grand Master who commissioned it. It was built between 1726 and 1728 to designs of the French architect Charles François de Mondion, on the site of the meeting place of the Università. The palace was used a hospital in the 19th and 20th centuries, and it became known as Connaught Hospital after 1909. Since 1973, it has been open to the public as Malta's National Museum of Natural History.