Ball’s Curtain
Ball’s Curtain is a fort in Valletta, Malta Island. Ball’s Curtain is situated nearby to Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo, as well as near the convention center Mediterranean Conference Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mediterranean Conference Centre and Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo.
Mediterranean Conference Centre
Convention center
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The Mediterranean Conference Centre is a conference centre in Valletta, Malta. The building was built as a hospital in the 16th century by the Order of St. Mediterranean Conference Centre is situated 450 metres south of Ball’s Curtain.
Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo
Church
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The Church of St Anne is a former Roman Catholic church located in Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the 1720s and it was deconsecrated while the fort was controlled by the British military. Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo is situated 130 metres south of Ball’s Curtain.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. National Library is situated 740 metres southwest of Ball’s Curtain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.
Floriana
Town
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Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.
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.
Ball’s Curtain
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.90306° or 35° 54′ 11″ northLongitude
14.51917° or 14° 31′ 9″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8F7PWG39+6MGeoNames ID
2563627
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