The Palace of the Grand Masters IntroductionThe Palace of the Grand Masters is located in Piazza San Giorgio, along Via della Repubblica on which there are two main doors: one which leads to the Courtyard of Neptune and the another at Prince Alfredo's Courtyard. This second entrance was added to the existing structure during the reign of Grand Master Pinto. The Palace served as a residential building for the Grand Masters of the Order for 225 years and from 1800 to 1964 it was the residence of British Governors. After Malta gained independence from Great Britain in 1964, it became the official residence of the Governor General until 1974. Subsequently, it housed the office of the President of the Republic of Malta. Visit the site Tickets Joint entry to the Armory Palace and the Palace of State The room rate is as follows: Adults (18 - 59 years): €10.00 or €15.00 with audio guide Young people (12 - 17 years), Seniors (60 years and over), ISIC Card Holders, Card Holders EURO<26, ICOM Card Holders, University of Malta and MCAST Students: €7.00 Children (6-11 years): €5.00 Infants (1-5 years): free When the State Rooms of the Palace are closed, the rates for the Palace Armory are as follows:Adults (18-59 years) years: €6Young people (12 - 17 years), Seniors (60 years and over), ISIC card holders, EURO<26 card holders, holders of ICOM card, University of Malta and MCAST students: €4.50 Children (6 -11 years): €3.00 Infants (1-5 years): free Special exhibitions: a separate charge may apply for temporary or special exhibitions The courtyards Visitors to the palace they enter through Prince Alfred's courtyard. The Pinto watch is famous here, whose four dials show the time, date, month and moon phases. Four... half the card... to make room for modern replacements. The Knights' Armory was restored under the Merchant's Governorate. The British government sent Sir Charles Robinson to Malta in 1857, to select the most valuable objects from the collection for "safeguarding" in England. Robinson could not travel beyond Naples, so these items were stored in the Maltese Armoury. In 1976, the collection was moved to the ground floor from the Piano Nobile as the original location became the new Houses of Parliament. In addition to the armor of the Knights, a considerable collection of small and large bronze cannons, often with intricate decorations, pistols, swords and crossbows, powder flasks and morions – special helmets used by knights – are also on display there. There is also a realistic reconstruction of Ottoman armored fighters and that of a knight on horseback.