Malta Audio Visual Memories
Valletta, Malta
Leave your feedback
LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK

Video ID: 1118

Submit
Submitting Feedback

Building one of Malta’s most iconic landmarks

Description

With its huge dome, the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is one of the most iconic landmarks in Valletta

The church was built from 1958 to 1981 and consecrated in 1981.

The 42 metre high oval dome dominates both the city skyline and Marsamxett Harbour. It is slightly higher than the steeple of the immediately adjacent Anglican Cathedral in Valletta, St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral.

The main attraction in the interior is a painting of Our Lady of Mount Carmel dating from the early 17th century.

The interior was sculpted by Joseph Damato over a 19 year period. The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.

More places from Valletta

Malta pays tribute to Sir Winston Churchill
Valletta, Malta churchill in malta churchill death
This archive footage shows how Malta mourned the death of Sir Winston Churchill....
A new lease of life for a Valletta landmark
Valletta, Malta Anton Buttigieg mcc opening 1979
This archive footage shows some of the extensive restoration work carried out in...
Honouring Maltese social reformer Manwel Dimech
Valletta, Malta
This film from the archives shows the installation of a statue of Maltese social...
Valletta marks a very special anniversary
Valletta, Malta Archbishop Michael Gonzi valletta anniversary
This colour footage from the archives shows special events in Valletta in 1966 t...
The proud history of Fort St Elmo in Valletta
Valletta, Malta
Guarding Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour is Fort St Elmo, named after the patr...
Valletta prepares for Carnival in the 1950s
Valletta, Malta carnival in malta
Carnival in Malta falls right before Lent, usually at the end of February. The f...
Building one of Malta’s most iconic landmarks
Valletta, Malta
With its huge dome, the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is one of the most ...
Malta marks the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
Valletta, Malta Easter in Malta
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, or ‘Jum id-Duluri’ has a special p...
State Opening of Malta’s Parliament in 1950s
Valletta, Malta George Borg Olivier opening of malta parliament
This amazing film from our archives shows the pomp and ceremony surrounding the ...
Malta celebrates the Coronation of King George V
Valletta, Malta King George V Coronation
This amazing archive footage shows a military parade in Valletta to mark the Cor...
What powers does the President of Malta have?
Valletta, Malta Agatha Barbara
The President of Malta is the island’s head of state. Presidents serve a f...
‘It was terrible’: How Malta survived the war
Valletta, Malta archive footage malta war
This extraordinary archive footage shows how people in Malta struggled during th...
View All

Places Nearby

Remembering the tragic events of Sette Giugno in Malta
Valletta, Malta Sette Giugno
Sette Giugno is a national holiday in Malta to commemorate the tragic events of ...
Good Friday celebrations in Malta and Gozo over the years
Valletta, Malta Easter in Malta
Holy Week has always been important in Malta and Gozo. The celebrations before E...
Meet Malta’s four-legged police recruits of the 1970s
Floriana Joe Dimech Malta Police
This is TVM news veteran Joe Dimech interviewing Sergeant Tony Gatt from the Mal...
Ceremony marks end of British military base in Malta
Birgu Dom Mintoff Freedom Day
  The last minute of 31st March 1979 marked the end of an era as Malta ceas...
Archive film of one of Malta’s most popular beaches
Ghajn Tuffieha
Summer in Malta means sun, sea and sand. And it appears it has been that way for...
The historic moment Malta joined the European Union
Malta eddie fenech adami Malta EU
Malta joined the European Union in 2004. A referendum on EU membership was held ...
The history of Malta’s Great Siege Monument
Valletta, Malta Great Siege of Malta
The Great Siege Monument in Valletta commemorates the Great Siege of Malta in 15...
How a shipwreck in a storm changed Malta forever
St Paul's Bay Saint Paul Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck
This is a short extract from a documentary produced by Maltese photographer and ...
Stunning views from Valletta’s Upper Barrakka Gardens
Valletta, Malta Malta 1968
People have been able enjoy the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta for nearly 20...
Malta’s Grand Harbour has always lived up to its name
Grand Harbour Royal Navy Malta
Malta’s majestic Grand Harbour is one of the most spectacular ports in the...
All of Malta’s Presidents from 1974 to today
Attard Agatha Barbara Maltese Heads of State
The office of the President of Malta came into being on 13 December 1974, when M...
Malta’s Carnival celebrations are almost 500 years old
Valletta, Malta
Carnival has had an important place in the Maltese cultural calendar for just un...
View video collections