page_title: Birkirkara
section_title: Notable places
hierarchical_section_title: Birkirkara / Churches, architecture and notable places / Notable places
caption_attribution_description: English: The palace got its name as 'Palazz Santa Liena' after the titular statue of the St Helen Parish Church in Birkirkara was created there. The façade has a late Baroque architecture consisting of the Relief of St Francis of Assisi the Relief of St Mark, now both reliefs listed as national monuments. This media is about Maltese cultural property with inventory number 00275. This media is about Maltese cultural property with inventory number 00276.
context_page_description: Birkirkara is a town in the central region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca. The city's motto is In hoc signo vinces, and its coat of arms is a plain red cross, surmounted by a crown.
context_section_description: Birkirkara is home to many locations of importance.
  Mater Dei Hospital located in outskirts of Birkirkara
  Malta Financial Services Authority  the financial regulator of Malta has its headquarters in Birkirkara.
  St Aloysius College
  The Wignacourt Aqueduct built in the 17th Century.
  St Helen's Basilica, housing Malta's largest church bell.
  Simonds Farsons Cisk  - the first brewery on the Island.
  Dar Pirotta 
  Dar Papa Frangisku - A Homeless shelter run by the Maltese branch of Caritas Internationalis 
  Villa Chelsea now home to The Richmond Foundation - A Charity offering Rehabilitation Programmes.
  The Old Birkirkara Railway Station which is today located within a public garden is one such place. Malta Railway trains used as means of transportation across the island stopped at this Station.The Railway was closed in 1931.
  Roxy Cinema
  Birkirkara Tower (Ghar il-Gobon)
  Tal-Wejter Tower
  Villa Lauri
  Ta' Ganu Windmill
caption: St Helen Palace, Birkirkara
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