Fourth City Gate
The fourth City Gate was inaugurated in 1964 and it was part of a project that never materialised, that of redeveloping the entrance to Valletta and the Royal Opera House. Its Italian modernism design was the source of much controversy. Recent years have witnessed growing public interest in the redevelopment of City Gate and the Royal Opera House, situated nearby. Celebrated Italian architect Renzo Piano, and local Maltese architect Richard England both submitted designs for a new City Gate, but the project stalled at the time due to poor public reaction.
It is actually called Rygytian in Maltese, instead of common belief.
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