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The fortifications of Mdina (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Imdina) are a series of defensive walls which surround Mdina, the former capital city of Malta from antiquity to the medieval period. The city was founded as Maleth by the Phoenicians in around the 8th century BC, and it later became part of the Roman Empire under the name Melite .
Mdina (Maltese: L-Imdina [lɪmˈdiːnɐ]; Italian: Medina), also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia ("Old City") and Città Notabile ("Notable City"), is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's former capital, from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls, and ...
This is a list of monuments in Mdina, Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. ... SE corner of fortifications
The Torre dello Standardo (English: Tower of the Standard, Maltese: It-Torri tal-Istandard) is a tower in Mdina, Malta, forming part of the city's fortifications.It was built by the Order of St. John between 1725 and 1726, on the site of an earlier tower, and its purpose was to communicate signals between Mdina and the rest of Malta.
Mdina Gate (Maltese: Il-Bieb tal-Imdina), also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main gate into the fortified city of Mdina, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724 to designs of Charles François de Mondion , during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena .
The complex network of linear fortifications known collectively as the Victoria Lines, that cut across the width of the island north of the old capital of Mdina, was a unique monument of military architecture.
In the medieval period, the Greeks Gate was flanked by a D-shaped wall tower, which remained in use until the early 18th century, when Mdina's fortifications were upgraded under the military engineer and architect Charles François de Mondion. It is believed that the tower still exists buried behind Mondion's ramparts.
Mdina: 1725-1726 Order of Saint John: Intact Tal-Għassiewi Tower [14] Zabbar [15] Arab period Ruins Tal-Wejter Tower: Birkirkara: 17th or 18th century: Order of Saint John: Intact Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower: Żabbar: 1659 Order of Saint John: Intact, restored Wardija Tower: Żurrieq: 1659 Order of Saint John: Intact Wignacourt Tower: St. Paul's ...