<P> Baroque architecture became popular after Francesco Bounamici designed the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta in 1635 . In the subsequent decades , many churches , public buildings , city gates , palaces and other structures were constructed or rebuilt in this style . New churches were built in the Baroque style , while older ones were rebuilt or redecorated . Examples include the interior of Saint John 's Co-Cathedral , which was completely redesigned by Mattia Preti in the 1660s , and the Church of Our Lady of Victories , which had its façade rebuilt in 1752 . </P>
<P> Baroque architecture became popular after Francesco Bounamici designed the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta in 1635 . In the subsequent decades , many churches , public buildings , city gates , palaces and other structures were constructed or rebuilt in this style . New churches were built in the Baroque style , while older ones were rebuilt or redecorated . Examples include the interior of Saint John 's Co-Cathedral , which was completely redesigned by Mattia Preti in the 1660s , and the Church of Our Lady of Victories , which had its façade rebuilt in 1752 . </P>
this jesuit church became the model for other italian baroque churches
this jesuit church became the model for other italian baroque churches
the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta
the Church of the Jesuits in Valletta