List of castles in Malta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of castles in Malta.
More information Name, Image ...
Name | Image | Location | Built | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castrum Maris | Birgu | c. 13th century | The Castrum Maris was built in around the 12th or 13th century, on a site which had been inhabited since prehistory. The castle was administered by a Castellan appointed by Malta's Sicilian rulers. It was gradually rebuilt as a bastioned gunpowder fortress by the Knights Hospitaller between the 1530s and 1690s, becoming known as Fort St. Angelo. Some remains of the medieval castle still survive within the fort.[1] | |
Gran Castello | Victoria, Gozo | c. 13th century | The Gozo Castello was built during the medieval period on the site of an ancient acropolis. The earliest reference to the castle dates back to 1241, and over the centuries it was gradually transformed into a citadel. It was partially rebuilt as a gunpowder fortress by the Knights Hospitaller between 1599 and 1622,[2] but the northern walls still retain a medieval configuration dating back to Aragonese rule,[3] although with later modifications.[4] | |
Castellu di la Chitati | Mdina | Unknown | The castle was part of the fortifications of Mdina. It was built at some point during the medieval period, possibly by the Swabians, and likely on the site of an earlier Byzantine fort. It was partially demolished by royal licence sometime after 1453, but the outer walls were retained since they formed an integral part of the city walls. Grand Master Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam built a palace on the site of the castle in the 1530s. The palace and the remaining outer walls of the castle were demolished in the 1720s during the magistracy of António Manoel de Vilhena, and the Vilhena Palace was built on the site of the castle.[5] | |
Close