Notable places Birkirkara is home to many locations of importance. •
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
Caritas Malta •
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) at
St. Helen's Basilica, which is celebrated on 18 August or on the first Sunday after that date. The main event of the celebration is a procession with a wooden statue carved by the Maltese master-sculptor
Salvu Psaila. Notably, this is the only procession on the island carried out in the morning. The procession leaves the basilica at exactly 8:00 am and returns to it at 10:45 am. The statue is lifted to shoulder-height by a group of townsmen through the main streets of the town. • The Church of St. Joseph the Worker The
Church of Our Lady of Victories is a small church found within the narrow streets in the area known as 'Has-Sajjied'. This church was known to have existed as far back as 1575. In the 17th century when the parish church was being built, this church was dismantled to allow easy access to the quarry that was supplying the stones needed. It was erected once again after the
1675–1676 Malta plague epidemic. The present church was built between 1728 and 1736 in the
Baroque style. The internal pilasters follow the
Tuscan style with the dome featuring floral motifs and emblems of the
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ==Birkirkara Local Council==