St. Julians, Malta - Casino - Dragonara Palace - postcard, stamp, 1970 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  Casion, Dragonara Palace, Malta [St. Julians]
• Publisher: The Cathedral Library, Sliema
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  Malta 1970Tann-Nazzjonijett commem.
• Postmark(s): 1970 cds
• Sent to:  Leuchars, Scotland
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Dragonara Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz tad-Dragunara), also known as Palazzo Dragonara^[1] or Villa Dragonara,^[2] is a palace in St. Julian's, Malta. It was built in 1870 as a summer residence for the Scicluna family, and it is now a casino called Dragonara Casino.

The Dragonara Palace was built in 1870 on Dragonara Point, which had been previously occupied by Ta' Għemmuna Battery.^[5] The palace served as the summer residence of Emanuele Scicluna, a banker who became a marquis in 1875.^[3]

During World War I, it was temporarily used as an officers' hospital.^[6][7][8] Later on, the Scicluna family hosted over 100 refugees in the palace during World War II.^[9]

The palace opened as a casino on 15 July 1964, at a time when nearby Paceville began its transition from a mainly agricultural area to a tourist hub.^[10] The Dragonara Casino was the first casino in Malta, and this was a major step in establishing Malta as a tourist destination.^[11] In the 1990s, The Westin Dragonara hotel was built on part of the palace's gardens.^[12]

The casino was privatized in 1999, and the company Dragonara Casino Ltd was set up to run the business for 10 years.^[13] The palace was restored in 2008.^[14] Two years later, the casino was taken over by Dragonara Gaming Ltd, who have spent over €15 million in renovating the building.^[11] It receives about 350,000 patrons annually, making it the most popular casino in Malta.^[15]

The palace is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.^[16]