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The Barrakka Lift is a lift in Valletta, Malta which was constructed in 2012, on the site of a previous lift which had operated from 1905 to 1973 and which was demolished in 1983. It is located inside the ditch of the fortifications of Valletta , and links Lascaris Wharf to St. Peter and Paul Bastion and the Upper Barrakka Gardens .
The Three Cities are enclosed by the Cottonera Lines, along with several other fortifications. The term Cottonera (Maltese: Il-Kottonera) is synonymous with the Three Cities, although it is sometimes taken to also include the nearby town of Kalkara. Together, the Three Cities have a total population of 10,808 people as of March 2014. [2]
The Gozo ferry MV Malita departs at Ċirkewwa The Malta-Sicily ferry MV Jean De La Valette at the Grand Harbour. Malta has three large natural harbours on its main island. There are also two man-made harbours that connect the islands of Malta and Gozo. The Grand Harbour, located at the eastern side of the capital city of Valletta.
The gardens are linked to Valletta's ditch and the nearby Lascaris Wharf by the Barrakka Lift. The first lift on the site was built in 1905, but was closed in 1973 and dismantled in 1983. [ 5 ] The lift can be seen in operation in the 1968 British adventure film, A Twist of Sand , based on Geoffrey Jenkins ' 1959 novel of the same name.
The earliest known reference to ferry boats in the harbour is from 1601, and the earliest known depiction is a drawing by Willem Schellinks from 1664. The design of the dgħajsa bears similarities with ferry boats from Sicily. [3] View of the Grand Harbour in the 1890s with various dgħajjes in the foreground.
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