FAA fumes over proposed development at St John's

Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar has expressed concern over a development application to extend St. John`s Museum by constructing a new three-storey building on the courtyard along Merchants Street, to provide extra space as well as a canteen at roof level. "The present façade of the Cathedral along Merchants Street will be completely altered by this structure which through postwar has now blended into the context of St John’s. This new structure will be built above the graves of the Knights of the Order," FAA said. The NGO said a second application proposes to extend St. John`s Co-Cathedral Museum by excavating chambers below St. John`s Street, connecting them to existing underground water reservoirs, to construct a vertical lift through all floors as well as other alterations. "These two water cisterns are amongst the earliest... [read full story]