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Saint George's Tower ( mt, Torri ta' San Ġorġ; it, Torre San Giorgio) is a small
Saint George's Tower is located at St. George's Bay, St. Julian's. Its site was originally occupied by a medieval watch post. It appears in maps of the period of the Knights at Cala S. Giorgio (St Georeg’s Point).
The tower remained in use during the British period but was converted to a Fire Control Station once
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
Lascaris towers Towers completed in 1638 St. Julian's, Malta National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 1638 establishments in Malta {{Malta-struct-stub
watchtower
A watchtower or watch tower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to ...
in St. Julian's, 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 ...
. It was built in 1638 and is one of the Lascaris towers
The Laskaris or Lascaris ( el, Λάσκαρις, later Λάσκαρης) family was a Byzantine Greek noble family whose members formed the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea from 1204 to 1261 and remained among the senior nobility up to the d ...
. Today, it is located in the grounds of a hotel.
History
Saint George's Tower is located at St. George's Bay, St. Julian's. Its site was originally occupied by a medieval watch post. It appears in maps of the period of the Knights at Cala S. Giorgio (St Georeg’s Point).
The tower remained in use during the British period but was converted to a Fire Control Station once Fort Pembroke
Fort Pembroke ( mt, Il-Fortizza ta' Pembroke) is a polygonal fort in Pembroke, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British to defend part of the Victoria Lines. The fort now houses the Verdala International School.
History
Fort Pem ...
was built. The tower served as a radio communications post in World War II. The tower appears in a 1916 painting with the British additions.
It was listed by MEPA as a Grade I National Monument in 1995, and in 1997 the fire control tower added by the British was demolished, which restored the tower to its original state.
The tower is now incorporated within the grounds of the Corinthia Hotel St George's Bay.
See also
*Lascaris towers
The Laskaris or Lascaris ( el, Λάσκαρις, later Λάσκαρης) family was a Byzantine Greek noble family whose members formed the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea from 1204 to 1261 and remained among the senior nobility up to the d ...
*List of monuments in St. Julian's
This is a list of monuments in St. Julian's, Malta, which are listed on the 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 regist ...
References
External links
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
Lascaris towers Towers completed in 1638 St. Julian's, Malta National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 1638 establishments in Malta {{Malta-struct-stub