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Mosta (Maltese: Il-Mosta) is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest unsupported dome, and displays a replica of a German bombshell that famously crashed through the ...
The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Maltese: Santwarju Bażilika ta' Santa Marija), commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta (Maltese: Ir-Rotunda tal-Mosta) or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Fort Mosta (formerly written as Fort Musta, [1] Maltese: Il-Fortizza tal-Mosta) is a polygonal fort in Mosta, Malta. It was built between 1878 and the 1880s by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. It is still in use today by the Armed Forces of Malta as an ammunition depot.
This is a list of monuments in Mosta, Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. [1] List. Name of object
This chapel is also mentioned in the first history book of Malta written by Giovanni Francesco Abela in 1647 describing some paintings that were in the chapel. In 1656, Ġan Pawl Mangion, a local from Mosta, brought a painting of the Virgin Mary and placed it in the cave. Bishop Balaguer of Malta gave permission for Mangion to rebuild the ...
Fort Mosta is still in use as an ammunitions depot, while Fort Madalena is still used by the Communications Information Systems Company of the AFM. In 1998 the Government of Malta submitted the Victoria Lines to UNESCO for consideration as a World Heritage Site. [5]