Template:FP-The Convent, Gibraltar
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The Convent, GibraltarThe Convent stands at the southern end of Mian Street, Gibraltar and has been the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1728. The building here was originally a convent of Franciscan friars, hence its name, completed in 1531. A guard mount takes place at the main entrance a few days a week conducted by soldiers of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, and The Changing of the Guard is conducted outside the Convent a few times a year. The dining room at the Convent is reckoned to have has the most extensive display of heraldry in the Commonwealth. (Read more) |
