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List Of Monuments In Naxxar
This is a list of monuments in Naxxar, Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. List References {{reflist Naxxar Naxxar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monuments In Malta
These are the lists of monuments in Malta found on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI). They are sorted by their location in their respective local council. List * List of monuments in Attard * List of monuments in Balzan * List of monuments in Birgu * List of monuments in Birkirkara * List of monuments in Birżebbuġa * List of monuments in Cospicua * List of monuments in Dingli * List of monuments in Fgura * List of monuments in Floriana * List of monuments in Fontana, Gozo * List of monuments in Gudja * List of monuments in Għajnsielem * List of monuments in Għarb * List of monuments in Għasri * List of monuments in Għaxaq * List of monuments in Gżira * List of monuments in Ħamrun * List of monuments in Iklin * List of monuments in Kalkara * List of monuments in Kerċem * List of monuments in Kirkop * List of monuments in Lija * List of monuments in Luqa * List of monuments in Marsa, Malta * List of monumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Inventory Of The Cultural Property Of The Maltese Islands
The National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI) is a heritage register listing the cultural property of Malta. The inventory includes properties such as archaeological sites, fortifications, religious buildings, monuments and other buildings. The NICPMI is under the responsibility of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH), which was founded in 2002 to replace the Antiquities Act. The NICPMI was established on 16 December 2011. According to article 7(5)(a) of the Cultural Heritage Act, 2002: (5) It shall be the function of the Superintendence: :(a) to establish, update, manage and, where appropriate, publish, or to ensure the compilation of, a national inventory of cultural property belonging: ::(i) to the State or State institutions, ::(ii) to the Catholic Church and to other religious denominations, ::(iii) to Foundations established in these islands, ::(iv) to physical and juridical persons when the cultural property has been made accessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mark's Tower
Saint Mark's Tower ( mt, Torri ta' San Mark), originally known as ''Torre del Cortin'' and also known as Qalet Marku Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Qalet Marku), is a small watchtower in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the third of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in good condition. History Saint Mark's Tower was built in 1658 on Qrejten Point in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, on the north shore of Malta. It was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post. It has sight of Għallis Tower to the west, and Madliena Tower to the east. Construction of the tower cost 408 scudi. The tower follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. In 1741, a fougasse was built close to the tower, and it was believed to have been lost until it was rediscovered during road works in the area in 2014. The tower was no longer operational by 1743, however in 1792 the Congregation of War ordered tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Għallis Tower
Għallis Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Għallis), originally known as ''Torre delle Saline'', is a small watchtower in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the second of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in fair condition. History Għallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point ( mt, Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post. It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant whilst the inner wall is made of the softer globigerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon. During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal-Qadi Temple
Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. Site The site of Tal-Qadi was possibly in use around 4000 BC, during the Ġgantija phase of Maltese prehistory, but the temple itself was built during the Tarxien phase between 3300 and 3000 BC. The temple continued to be used during the Tarxien Cemetery phase, since pottery sherds from that era have been found. Tal-Qadi is the only temple in Malta which is orientated to the north-east. Most other temples face the south or south-east, but in the case of Tal-Qadi this would not have been possible since there is a steep slope in that direction. Today, the temple is in poor condition, with few remains visible apart from its general outline. The remains of a central area and two apses can still be seen. The temple probably contained another two apses, giving it a four-apse shape which was typical of the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Parisio (Naxxar)
Palazzo Parisio, formerly known as Scicluna Palace, Palazzo Scicluna, and officially Palazzo Parisio and Gardens, is a 20th-century palace in Naxxar, Malta. On site was a hunting lodge built in 1733 by Paolo Parisio, and was used as a summer or permanent residence, barracks and a college, before being acquired by the Marquis Scicluna in 1898. The marquis modified the building between 1900 and 1907 with the appearance visible today. Its architecture is composed of a Art Nouveau front and back façades and a Sicilian Baroque interior. Today, Palazzo Parisio and its surrounding gardens are in good condition and are open to the public. History Hunting lodge A hunting lodge was built on site in 1733 by Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. After his death, the building was taken over by the Order of St. John, and it eventually passed into the hands of the Parisio family, who used it as a summer residence. It eventually became the permanent residence of Paolo Parisio Muscati. In 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Għallis Battery
Għallis Battery (), also known as Pondéves Battery, was an artillery battery in Magħtab, within the limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. The battery has been mostly ruined, but some debris can still be seen. History Għallis Battery was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal batteries in Malta. The nearest fortifications to the battery were Għallis Tower to the west and Qalet Marku Redoubt to the southeast (now demolished). The battery had a semi-circular gun platform. It was to be surrounded by a ditch, but it was only partially excavated and was never completed. In World War II, an emplacement was built on the remains of the blockhouse, possibly for a small field gun. Present day Today, very little remains of the battery survive. Part of one wall of the blockhouse A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalet Marku Battery
Qalet Marku Battery ( mt, Batterija ta' Qalet Marku), also known as D'Orbeau Battery ( mt, Batterija D'Orbeau), was an artillery battery in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is an urban village in Malta situated between the limits of Madliena, Magħtab, Għargħur and Pembroke. The area is situated at the mouth of the island's longest valley called 'Wied il-Kbir'. The name ''Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq'' ..., limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. The battery has been largely destroyed, but some remains can still be seen. History Qalet Marku Battery was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal batteries in Malta. The nearest fortifications to the battery were Saint Mark's Tower to the north, Qalet Marku Redoubt to the west (now demolished) and Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt to the east. Construction of the battery cost 1165 scudi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximenes Redoubt
Ximenes Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Ximenes) is a redoubt in Salina Bay, Naxxar, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715-1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and it was originally called Salina Right Redoubt. Two warehouses were grafted on the redoubt in the second half of the 18th century so as to store salt from nearby salt pans. It was eventually renamed after Grand Master Francisco Ximénez de Tejada, whose coat of arms can be seen on one of the warehouses. The redoubt and warehouses have been recently restored. History Salina Right Redoubt was built between 1715 and 1716 as part of the Order of Saint John's first building program of coastal fortifications. It was one of two redoubts defending Salina Bay. The redoubt on the other side of the bay, known as Perellos Redoubt, was demolished after World War II. The redoubt was unique in Malta, as it was the only one which consisted of just a polygonal enclosure with a high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalet Marku Redoubt
Qalet Marku Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Qalet Marku) was a redoubt in the limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. It was demolished to make way for the coast road, but its remains are possibly still buried under the road. History Qalet Marku Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of redoubts in Malta. The nearest fortifications to the redoubt were Għallis Battery to the northwest and Qalet Marku Battery to the east. Both of these batteries are now largely destroyed, but some remains still survive. The redoubt originally consisted of a pentagonal platform with a low parapet. A rectangular blockhouse was located at the centre of its gorge. The redoubt was demolished to make way for the Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is an urban village in Malta situated between the limits of Madliena, Magħtab, Għargħur and Pembroke. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq) is a redoubt in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. Today, the redoubt still exists and is in relatively good condition. It is also known as Vendôme Redoubt ( mt, Ridott ta' Vendôme) or Madliena Redoubt ( mt, Ridott tal-Madliena). History Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of redoubts in Malta. The nearest fortifications to the redoubt were Qalet Marku Battery Qalet Marku Battery ( mt, Batterija ta' Qalet Marku), also known as D'Orbeau Battery ( mt, Batterija D'Orbeau), was an artillery battery in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is an urban village in Malta situated between the limits of Madli ... to the northwest (now demolished) and Madliena Tower to the east. The redoubt was originally linked to the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
