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The fortifications of Malta consist of a number of walled cities, citadels, forts, towers, batteries, redoubts, entrenchments and pillboxes.The fortifications were built over hundreds of years, from around 1450 BC to the mid-20th century, and they are a result of the Maltese islands' strategic position and natural harbours, which have made them very desirable for various powers.
Villa Guardamangia (Italian – 'look' and 'eat'), formerly known as Casa Medina [1] [2] and sometimes referred to as Casa Guardamangia, [3] is a 16,791 square feet (1,559.9 m 2) townhouse in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta, which served as the residence of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1949 and 1951, while Philip ...
Sites in Malta were first inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France, in 1980. At that session, all three current sites were added to the list: the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, City of Valletta, and Ġgantija Temples. [3][4] In 1992, the temples of Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, Ta' Ħaġrat, Skorba, and ...
Cittadella (Gozo) The Citadel (Maltese: Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello (Maltese: Il-Kastell), [a] is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is believed to have been the acropolis of the Punic - Roman city of Gaulos or ...
Auberge de Castille, designed by Andrea Belli in 1741–45. The Maltese Baroque is the form of Baroque architecture that developed in Malta during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the islands were under the rule of the Order of St. John. [9] The Baroque style was introduced in Malta in the early 17th century, possibly by the Bolognese engineer ...
Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Saint Elmo (Maltese: Forti Sant'Iermu) is a star fort in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli. It is best known for its role in the Great Siege of ...
The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, [1] built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. [2] They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth ...
Ħaġar Qim (Maltese pronunciation: [ħadʒar ˈʔiːm]; "Standing/Worshipping Stones") is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the Ġgantija phase (3600–3200 BC). [1] The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, [2] described by the World Heritage Sites ...