Saint Julian’s Tower
Saint Julian's Tower, originally known as Torre di San Giuliano and also known as Sliema Tower, is a small watchtower in Sliema, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the fifth of the 13 De Redin towers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: one of the thirteen De Redin watch towers
- Also known as: “It-Torri ta‘ San Giljan”, “It-Torri ta’ San Ġiljan”, “St Julian’s Tower”, and “St. Julian’s Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manoel Island and Carmelite Church, Balluta.
Manoel Island
Islet
Photo: Motionlapse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manoel Island, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.
Carmelite Church, Balluta
Church
Photo: Robin & Bazylek, CC BY 2.0.
The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or simply known as the Carmelite Church or Balluta Parish Church, is a neo-gothic Roman Catholic parish church located in Balluta Bay in the town of St Julian's, Malta. Carmelite Church, Balluta is situated 510 metres southwest of Saint Julian’s Tower.
Saint James Capua Hospital
Hospital
Saint James Capua Hospital is a private hospital located in Sliema, Malta. The hospital was founded in 1996 as the Capua Palace Hospital, named for the Palazzo Capua on whose former gardens the hospital was constructed. Saint James Capua Hospital is situated 640 metres southeast of Saint Julian’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northern Harbor of Malta and St. Julian’s.
Northern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sliema is in Malta. St. Julian's is a town in Malta. San Gwann is a city in Malta.
St. Julian’s
Photo: Csaba Bajkó, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Gżira
Town
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Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019.
Saint Julian’s Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Sliema, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9178° or 35° 55′ 4″ northLongitude
14.49919° or 14° 29′ 57″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8F7PWF9X+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 240393331OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
2562556Wikidata ID
Q20017592
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Saint Julian’s Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Sliema Tower”
- German: “St Julian’s Tower”
- German: “Torre di San Giuliano”
- Hungarian: “Szent Julián-torony”
- Italian: “Torre di San Giuliano”
- Italian: “Torre di Sliema”
- Italian: “Torri ta‘ San Giljan”
- Italian: “Torri ta‘ San Ġiljan”
- Italian: “Torri tas-Sliema”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ San Ġiljan”
- Polish: “Wieża St. Julians”
- Spanish: “Torre de San Julián”
Localities in the Area
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