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    Gefällt irgendjemandem Renzo Pianos Einzug in Valletta? Ich war kürzlich wieder in Valletta und kann einfach nicht darüber hinwegkommen, wie fehl am Platz und seltsam es aussieht … wie eine Nadel im Auge (oder zwei). Gefällt es dir?

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    7. the_wise_man_ on

      Yeah I like it! Especially compared to the old “coach garage” entrance it used to be. The wall and tall spikes look like giants standing guard.

    8. Direct_Drawing_8557 on

      Honestly I hated it at first but now I’m used to it. I do wish they kept some type of door though even if in the same style as it is now.

    9. rhinosorcery on

      I think you need to see it as part of the whole entrance project.  The 60s gate would have looked weird, even if cleaned, in the context of the new paving and the parliament house.

      I like how it all turned out, one of the rare times we got a regeneration project right imo

    10. Hanx98 on

      The enterence is alright. I don’t really like our parliament building (I think it’s the parliament) the one that kinda looks like a cheese grater and has glass walls on the base.

    14. halibtalbenna on

      I didn’t really like it but it did grow on me over the years and now I do. As others said I love the clean design and openness which shows the city and invites you into it. The metal pointy things seem to resemble swords held up in salute or respect as one passes but don’t really know what they mean.

    15. ThatfeelingwhenI on

      Yes, it’s really nice.

      I don’t think this picture does it justice though.

    16. mari1819 on

      It doesn’t match the rest of the city. Nor does the parliament building.

    17. Relative_Eye8564 on

      No. It’s awful. I loved the old entrance. So much nicer to look at. Malta doesn’t suit all these modern buildings.

    18. gremshin on

      I am a Canadian, and my father is from Malta. I recently just visited Valletta, and the place is stunning. We don’t have something like this here. I understand that most are used to it, being that you live there, I had zero complaints about anything I saw on the islands

    19. noucten on

      I don’t like it, what was Renzo Piano thinking? It’s a fortified city **without** a gate. It feels wrong

      I’m not 100%, but I think this area was the only proper entrance to Valletta coming from Floriana/outside towns. It is a Fortified City, and it always had a gate since Valletta was built., Even considering the many versions of the gate that got knocked down and re-built over the years, there was always a gate.

    20. deepphilosopherfox on

      I wish they did a refreshed arch rather than this. It just looks like two flag poles without flags.

    23. overthinking2023 on

      I love it tbh. First time ever I visited Malta 🇲🇹 and would love to move over. Get away from this miserable weather here in the uk 🇬🇧

    24. miggupetit on

      Yes much better than before. A cleverly designed modern designed entrance that respects and appreciates the late Medieval characteristics of Valletta

    25. Swiftmunch on

      I’m Maltese, and I do – and while we’re at it, I also really like the parliament building.

    27. Bright_Dragonfly77 on

      I like it BUT we’ve lost the feeling of what it is like to enter a Baroque fortress city.

    28. CommanderBigMac on

      The entrance is great. Needs some ceremonial guards to slap the people who think they can stop and have a convo in the middle of the bridge though.

    29. SevereCaregive on

      I adore it, as a visitor it was amazing to see. I don’t think Maltese appreciate how unique and cool valetta is 

    30. Im_a_chicken29 on

      wish it had some form of gate style thing, doesn’t smell like piss anymore tho so i guess that’s 1 thing solved

    31. _Totorotrip_ on

      I do.

      The “needles” you mentioned is an abstraction of 2 soldiers presenting arms while you pass through the gate

      https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=f4839f9b938815d2&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ACQVn0-K4kcM3UEHs5p89M5OzrlnakJJBg:1713801067563&q=soldier+presenting+arms&uds=AMwkrPuuhztSDa__4CbZuT5KNtb1r1YniQ4O121dEeAWa6CpZYoKnqj6DZaB23DrGc4GYITWzIuYb0WfNa7x_2G8yor3acOr_GJsdyNLgdWzkm8kKo1PuZNMNx2I6jFL1aBZB85FL7HE3yEu6MBnwq7m5zXlfdZTIKvp0_c4pXsSSjEoulJp3uTEmgSc43BpJkh_pamvJ4bAUXDuY–3zp1QA2vq6H-iU07orIsaLh0Ct0aafQfKx6l0cqunpGy43IQscvbY4ZsA&udm=2&prmd=ivnbz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuz-O-ltaFAxWT7LsIHQJrDOYQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=393&bih=736&dpr=2.75#vhid=_fmdoMXRsxUXnM&vssid=mosaic

    32. QuadlessPyjack on

      Needless to say, needle less is the way to go for the gate.

      I’ll show myself out.

    35. Vorombe on

      Nope, looks ugly and over-simplified. Feels like a hole in the wall instead of a proper entrance

    37. Patvsq on

      Better photo of the current gate: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNdEbeD85G/?igsh=ZmJnODZ6c3Bud244

      Previous gate: (1964-2011, 4th gate by Bergonzo) is Mussolini-era Fascist rationalist architecture and terrible.

      To understand the design of the gates (Bergonzo’s and Renzo Piano’s) you have to look at a much bigger picture for a redesign of Valletta’s entrance that includes the Opera house/parliament building.

    38. VonHindenburg-II on

      It’s grown on me. I hated it when I was younger and it was built, but now I quite like it.

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