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Saint James Cavalier

Saint James Cavalier is a 16th-century cavalier in , , which was built by the Order of St John. It overlooks St James' Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 16th century fortification in Valletta
  • Also known as: “Saint James‘ Cavalier” and “Saint James’ Cavalier”
  • Address: Pjazza Kastilja, Il-Belt Valletta, VLT 1060
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament Building and Royal Opera House.

Government building
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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.

Square
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The , also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in , . It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866.

Church
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The , formerly known as the Saint Anthony the Abbot Church, was the first church and building completed in , Malta. In 1566, following the Great Siege of Malta, Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette and his Order showed interest to build a church in the name of the Nativity of the Virgin as a form of thanksgiving; the construction was funded by de Valette.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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, 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
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, 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.

Saint James Cavalier

Latitude
35.89581° or 35° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.5103° or 14° 30′ 37″ east
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Inception
16th century
Open location code
8F7PVGW6+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30382084
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2564769
Wiki­data ID
Q7401400
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Saint James Cavalier” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Shën James Kavalier”
  • Arabic: “فارس القديس جيمس”
  • Chinese: “圣詹姆斯”
  • Chinese: “圣詹姆斯要塞”
  • Chinese: “聖詹姆斯”
  • French: “Saint James Cavalier”
  • French: “Saint James Cavelier”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა იაკობის კავალიერი”
  • German: “Saint James Kavalier”
  • German: “St. James Cavalier”
  • Greek: “Προμαχώνας του Αγίου Ιακώβου”
  • Italian: “Cavaliere di San Giacomo”
  • Maltese: “Kavallier ta’ San Ġakbu”
  • Maltese: “Spazju Kreattiv”
  • Polish: “Saint James Cavalier”
  • Russian: “Кавальер Святого Джеймса”
  • Slovenian: “Kavalir sv. Jakoba”
  • Spanish: “Saint James Cavalier”
  • Spanish: “St James Cavalier”
  • Turkish: “Saint James Binası”
  • Ukrainian: “Бастіон святого Якова”
  • Ukrainian: “Кавальєр святого Якова”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint James Cavalier”. Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.