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Saint George's Tower (; ) is a small
watchtower A watchtower or guardtower (also spelt watch tower, guard tower) is a type of military/paramilitary or policiary tower used for guarding an area. Sometimes fortified, and armed with heavy weaponry, especially historically, the structures are ...
in
St. Julian's Saint Julian's () is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. As of 2020, its registered number of inhabitants stands at 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, Valletta. It is known for tourism-oriented businesse ...
,
Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
. It was built in 1638 and is one of the 10
Lascaris towers The Lascaris Towers () are a series of mostly small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1637 and 1652. The first seven towers were built around the coast of mainland Malta in 1637 and 1638. Between 1647 and 165 ...
built between 1637 and 1652. 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 Saint Julian's () is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. As of 2020, its registered number of inhabitants stands at 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, Valletta. It is known for tourism-oriented businesse ...
. 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 () 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 Pembroke was built by the Britis ...
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 Lascaris Towers () are a series of mostly small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1637 and 1652. The first seven towers were built around the coast of mainland Malta in 1637 and 1638. Between 1647 and 165 ...
* List of monuments in St. Julian's


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