page_title: American University of Malta
section_title: Knights' Building
hierarchical_section_title: American University of Malta / Campuses / Cospicua campus / Knights' Building
caption_attribution_description: English: Restored Grand Harbour Dock no. 1 at Fuq San l-Inkurunazzjoni in Cospicua, Malta
context_page_description: The American University of Malta is a private, American-style liberal arts college in Cospicua, Malta. The initiation of the educational institution was announced in May 2015, and the project was originally intended to regenerate the South of Malta and give said area an economic and social boost. Since the proposal was announced, Dock 1 in Cospicua was chosen for the head campus, while extensions are being planned for other sites in Cospicua and Żonqor, Marsaskala. It was officially established on 16 September 2016,
  The AUM welcomed their first small cohort of students in September 2017 while their main campus underwent major restoration. Once the restoration process of the main campus was finalized in January 2019, the AUM had their official inauguration ceremony in March of that same year.
context_section_description: The Knights' Building was commissioned by Adrien de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Order of St John, in 1689. In 1776, arcades were built over the existing building by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc. When Malta was under British rule, the building's upper level was used as a sail loft and ropery. It was also damaged during World War II and it remained in a dilapidated state.
  Plans to restore the Knights' Building to house part of the AUM were announced in 2016, and the renovation was originally planned to be complete by 2017–18.
caption: The Knights' Building in 2014
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