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public garden in San Ġwann, with other gardens having been created over time. The garden was built in the memory of Karin Maria Grech in 1981.
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monument of her being a victim in a political crisis concerning her father Edwin Grech, an obstetrician and gynaecologist at the time of the
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politicians and the community have pushed for a public garden to provide a recreational area. The garden was for many years the only
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until the middle of the 20th century, and since then rehabilitated as a public garden. Before, during and mainly after the
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A yearly event takes place in
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attack. The main feature of the garden is the monument of Karin Grech that is a
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Before the creation of the garden the site consisted of natural
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Hoe, Susanna (2015). "From
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