Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

Also known as Bażilika ta' Kristu Re

Architect

Ġużè Damato

Year

1959

Style

Neoclassical

Type

church

Designed by Guze Damato in 1922, the Paola parish church was his first major commission and an early Maltese experiment in reinforced concrete and ferro-cement. The Latin-cross plan reaches 90 meters in length with a width of 26 meters…

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1959
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Ġużè Damato

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