Gun Wharf

Gun Wharf is a quay in , . Gun Wharf is situated nearby to , as well as near the city gate .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portes des Bombes and Valletta Waterfront.

City gate
, originally called Porta dei Cannoni, is an ornamental arched in , . It was built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868. is situated 500 metres northwest of Gun Wharf.

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , is a promenade in , , mainly featuring three prominent buildings: a church in the middle, the Pinto Stores or the Pinto Wharf on the left, and the Forni Stores or the Forni Shopping Complex on the right. is situated 210 metres northeast of Gun Wharf.

Government building
The Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in . The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the into an open-air theatre. is situated 1 km north of Gun Wharf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana and Floriana Granaries.

Town
, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Town
, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of . It is one of the in the area, the other two being and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.

Gun Wharf

Latitude
35.88849° or 35° 53′ 19″ north
Longitude
14.50707° or 14° 30′ 26″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGQ4+9R
Geo­Names ID
2564745
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