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The Muscats Motors showroom, belonging to a car dealership of the same name, is a building located in Gżira, Malta. It was designed by Joseph Colombo in the Streamline Moderne style, and it is the only building of that style in Malta. It was constructed in around 1945 on the site of an earlier garage which had been destroyed in World War II. Today, the building is in good condition and it still serves its original purpose as a showroom.

History
The Muscats Motors showroom stands on the site of the Muscat Garage, which was built by the Muscat family in 1934. This was designed by the architect Silvio Mercieca and it was built in a restrained form of Art Deco. In World War II, the building was used as a service and repair workshop for British military vehicles and equipment, The Muscats Motors company was founded in 1943–44. The present building was constructed after the war, to designs of architect Joseph Colombo. It was built in a short period of time, being completed in around 1945. ==Architecture==
Architecture
The Muscats Motors showroom was built in an elegant form of late Art Deco, and it has been described as the only true example of Streamline Moderne in Malta. Its architecture has been compared to the Hoover Building and other buildings in Britain or the British colonies in Africa. ==See also==
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