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to examine the defences, who in 1635 proposed building a second line of fortifications around the Valletta Land Front. Some members of the Order and a number of military engineers strongly opposed these plans, since the large garrison needed to man the lines was deemed too expensive. Eventually De
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to improve the fortifications. At the time the Floriana Lines were still under construction, and a number of weak points had been identified in their original design, especially since the demi-bastions forming the two extremities of the land front were too acute and could not be well defended.
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imposed a new tax on immovable property. This tax created dispute between the Order and the clergy, who protested to the Pope. Some priests also influenced the population to take part in a national protest, but plans leaked out to authorities and the leaders were arrested.
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In the 1970s, parts of the covertway and glacis were destroyed to make way for large storage tanks. Today, the lines are still more or less intact, but some parts are in a rather dilapidated state and in need of restoration.
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St. Anne Curtain – curtain wall linking St. Philip and St. Francis Bastions. It contained St. Anne's Gate, which was replaced by a larger gate in 1859. The larger gate was also demolished in 1897 to facilitate the flow of
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consisting of an inner hornwork with two demi-bastions and an outer crownwork with one full bastion and two demi-bastions is located near St. Francis Ravelin. The crownwork was protected by a musketry gallery overlooking
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Paule decided to construct the lines, since it would have been improper to disagree with the Pope's military engineer. The Bailiff Gattinara resigned from his post in the Commission of Fortifications in protest.
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Notre Dame Curtain – curtain wall linking San Salvatore and St. Philip Bastions. It contained the Notre Dame Gate, which was partially demolished in the 1920s to accommodate for traffic requirements.
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Bastion of Provence, also known as San Salvatore Bastion or Sa Maison Bastion – a retrenched demi-bastion which was heavily altered over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Porte des Bombes Lunette – a lunette between St. Philip Bastion and St. Francis Ravelin. It was demolished in the early 20th century to make way for the modern road to Valletta.
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Crucifix Bastion – a large asymmetrical bastion containing a 19th-century gunpowder magazine. It also had a concrete emplacement for a 9-inch BL gun, but this has been removed.
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After the British took over Malta in 1800, the lines remained a functional military establishment. A number of minor alterations were made, including the enlargement of
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Capuchin Bastion, also known as Dhoccara, Magazine or Polverista Bastion – a demi-bastion linked to St. Francis Bastion of the land front. It contains an 18th-century
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starts from St. Francis Bastion of the Floriana Land Front, and ends at St. Peter and St. Paul Counterguard of the Valletta Land Front. It consists of the following:
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The fortifications were named the Floriana Lines after their architect. By June 1640, the lines were considered partially defensible, although still incomplete.
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near Notre Dame Curtain, between San Salvatore and St. Philip Bastions. A number of modern government buildings are located in the open area within the ravelin.
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In addition, a bastioned enceinte known as the North Entrenchment is located behind the entire Marsamxett enceinte, acting as a secondary line of defence.
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Valperga attempted to correct these flaws by making a number of alterations to San Salvatore Bastion on the western end of the lines, and constructing a
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was constructed in 1721. Further alterations were made over the following decades, such as the construction of the Northern Entrenchment in the 1730s.
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and form the capital city's outer defences. Construction of the lines began in 1636 and they were named after the military engineer who designed them,
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St. Francis Ravelin, also known as the Upper Ravelin – a pentagonal ravelin near St. Anne Curtain, between St. Philip and St. Francis Bastions. The
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St. Francis Bastion – a large demi-bastion linked to the Polverista Bastion of the Grand Harbour enceinte. It is retrenched with St. Mark Bastion.
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The Floriana Land Front is the large bastioned enceinte enclosing the landward approach to the Floriana. It consists of the following:
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in the harbour area with foreign help. The Floriana Lines remained under French control throughout the blockade, and the Maltese built
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was founded in the area between the Floriana Lines and the Valletta Land Front. The suburb was named Borgo Vilhena after Grand Master
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St. Philip Bastion – a large obtuse-angled bastion at the centre of the land front. It is retrenched with the following bastions:
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Quarantine Bastion – a polygonal asymmetrical bastion with a demi-bastioned retrenchment. It is breached by a modern road.
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Polverista Curtain – a long casemated curtain wall between La Vittoria and Msida Bastions. It overlooks the AFM base at
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La Vittoria Bastion – a small casemated bastion grafted onto the Bastion of Provence which forms part of the land front.
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starts from San Salvatore Bastion of the Floriana Land Front, and originally ended at St. Michael's Counterguard of the
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between San Salvatore Bastion and Notre Dame Ravelin, facing Pietà Creek. It was damaged by aerial bombardment in
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a pentagonal lunette between Notre Dame Ravelin and St. Philip Bastion. It was damaged by aerial bombardment in
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Work on Valperga's modifications to the lines progressed slowly, and by the beginning of the 18th century the
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due to controversy surrounding the construction. Since fortification was expensive, the new Grand Master
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Msida Bastion – a polygonal asymmetrical bastion with a demi-bastioned retrenchment. A cemetery (today
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Kalkara Curtain – curtain wall linking Crucifix and Kalkara Bastions. It is breached by a modern road.
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The fortifications were included on the Antiquities List of 1925, and they are now also listed on the
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facing Marsamxett were still unfinished. Works continued under a number of other engineers, including
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The Floriana Lines are considered to be among the most complicated and elaborate of the Hospitaller
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Section of the fortifications which was demolished and is now occupied by the Grand Hotel Excelsior
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Kalkara Bastion – a bastioned enceinte linking to St. Peter & St. Paul Counterguard of the
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near the eastern end. In the 1680s some minor modifications were made by the Flemish engineer
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Work on the lines began in 1636, but no ceremony was carried out to commemorate laying the
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was built in the faussebraye. The gate was enlarged by the British, and became known as
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In 1634, there were fears that the Ottomans would attack Malta. Grand Master
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a curtain wall linking Capuchin Bastion to the platform near Crucifix Curtain
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in June 1798, and the Order capitulated after a couple of days. The French
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Crucifix Curtain – curtain wall linking the platform to Crucifix Bastion
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The land front is surrounded by a ditch, which contains the following
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for help in improving the island's fortifications. The Pope sent
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Zammit, Vincent (1984). "Seventeenth Century Fortifications".
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an unnamed curtain wall between Msida and Quarantine Bastions
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Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century
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a flat-faced platform or bastion near Crucifix Curtain
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Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta
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Floriana
Malta


Floriana is located in Malta
35°53′26″N 14°30′8″E / 35.89056°N 14.50222°E / 35.89056; 14.50222
Government of Malta
Order of Saint John
Limestone
Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
Maltese
fortifications
Floriana
Malta
fortifications of Valletta
Pietro Paolo Floriani
French blockade of 1798–1800
fortifications of Malta
UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
Valletta
Jean de Valette
Grand Master
Order of St. John
Grand Harbour
Marsamxett Harbour
tracce italiane
fortifications
land front
bastions

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