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The Upper Barrakka Gardens (Maltese: Il-Barrakka ta' Fuq) are a public garden in Valletta, Malta. [1] Along with the Lower Barrakka Gardens in the same city, they offer a panoramic view of the Grand Harbour. [2] The gardens are located on the upper tier of Saints Peter and Paul Bastion, which was built in the 1560s.
The Lower Barakka Gardens (Maltese: Il-Barrakka t'Isfel) are a public garden in Valletta, Malta, twinned with the Upper Barrakka Gardens in the same city. [1] The gardens have a view of the Grand Harbour and the breakwater. It includes the Monument to Sir Alexander Ball, which is a prominent feature in the form of a neoclassical temple
St. Peter and St. Paul Bastion – a two-tiered corner bastion on the eastern extremity of the land front. The upper part is now the Upper Barrakka Gardens, while the lower part contains the Saluting Battery. [41] The 19th-century Fort Lascaris is located below the bastion. The entire land front is surrounded by a deep ditch. [42]
Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta. This is a list of parks and gardens, open to the general public, ... Lower Barrakka Gardens (Il-Barrakka t'Isfel)
Lower Barrakka Gardens and its monument of remembrance. The architecture of Valletta's streets and piazzas ranges from mid-16th century Baroque to Modernism. The city is the island's principal cultural center and has a unique collection of churches, palaces and museums and act as one of the city's main visitor attractions.
The battery forms the lower tier of St. Peter & Paul Bastion of the Valletta Land Front, located below the Upper Barrakka Gardens and overlooking Fort St. Angelo and the rest of the Grand Harbour. The Saluting Battery was mainly used for firing ceremonial gun salutes and signals marking the opening and closure of the city gates, but it also saw ...
Upper Barrakka 01579: Upload Photo: St John Curtain ... Lower Barrakka Gardens ... Ganado Gardens, opposite Barrakka Lift 01605: Upload Photo: Main Ditch: from Triq l ...
See also botanic garden, arboretum and park ... Lower Barrakka Gardens; Upper Barrakka Gardens; Buskett Gardens; C. Chinese Garden of Serenity; G. Ġnien is-Sultan;