Lascaris War Rooms

Lascaris War Rooms
Valletta, Malta
Entrance to the War Rooms
Coordinates35°53′40.19″N 14°30′39.78″E / 35.8944972°N 14.5110500°E / 35.8944972; 14.5110500
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Controlled byFondazzjoni Wirt Artna
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionIntact
Websitewww.lascariswarrooms.com
Site history
Built1940–1943
In use1943–1977
Battles/warsWorld War II
Suez Crisis

The Lascaris War Rooms are an underground complex of tunnels and chambers in Valletta, Malta that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of the island was conducted during the Second World War. The rooms were later used by NATO and are now open to the public as a museum.