Giuseppe Bonavia

Giuseppe Bonavia (1821 – 2 September 1885) was a Maltese draughtsman and architect who was mainly active in the second half of the 19th century.

[2] Bonavia designed in a variety of styles, including Gothic Revival and Neoclassical architecture.

[3] His St. Andrew's Scots Church (1854) was the first Gothic church to be built in Malta, while his masterpiece is La Borsa (Exchange Buildings), which was built in 1857.

Bonavia also made plans for the proposed Royal Opera House in 1859, but eventually the building was constructed to designs of the English architect Edward Middleton Barry.

[2] The Dragonara Palace in St. Julian's is sometimes also attributed to Bonavia.