Emanuele Luigi Galizia

Emanuele Luigi Galizia (7 November 1830 – 6 May 1907) was a Maltese architect and civil engineer, who designed many public buildings and several churches. He is regarded as "the principal Maltese architect throughout the second half of the nineteenth century".

Galizia graduated as a civil engineer and architect from the University of Malta, and in 1846 he entered government service as an apprentice of William Lamb Arrowsmith. He became government perito in 1856, and four years later he became the chief perito, being responsible for all the government's public works. He became Superintendent of Public Works in 1880.

Galizia was made a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Leo XIII, and he became a member of the Order of the Medjidie during Sultan Abdülaziz's visit to Malta in 1867.

He became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1886, and a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1888. That year, the government sent him on a tour of Italy, France and England to improve his knowledge of architecture.

Galizia was also an examiner at the faculty of civil engineering at the University of Malta.

The following is a list of notable buildings which are known to have been designed by Emanuele Luigi Galizia or are attributed to him:

The Valletta Market (1859–61) and St. Vincent de Paule Hospital (1886) were built under Galizia's direction, although they were designed by other architects.

Galizia married Victoria Vella, and they had five children: James, Godwin, Emilia, Giovanna and Francesca Galizia.

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