Saint John’s Cavalier
Saint John's Cavalier is a 16th-century cavalier in Valletta, Malta, which was built by the Order of St. John. It overlooks St. John's Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parliament Building and Royal Opera House.
Parliament Building
Government building
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The Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta. 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 Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. Parliament Building is situated 150 metres southeast of Saint John’s Cavalier.
Royal Opera House
Square
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The Royal Opera House, also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in Valletta, Malta. It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866. Royal Opera House is situated 160 metres southeast of Saint John’s Cavalier.
Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Government office
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Saint John's Cavalier is a 16th-century cavalier in Valletta, Malta, which was built by the Order of St. John. It overlooks St. John's Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front.
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.
Ta’ Xbiex
Town
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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira.
Saint John’s Cavalier
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “St. John’s Cavalier”
- Category: cavalier
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.89731° or 35° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
14.50883° or 14° 30′ 32″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGW5+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 30596392OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Saint John’s Cavalier” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalorësi i Shën Gjonit”
- Arabic: “فارس القديس يوحنا”
- Georgian: “წმინდა იოანეს კავალიერი”
- German: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
- German: “Saint John’s Kavalier”
- German: “St. John’s Kavalier”
- Greek: “Προμαχώνας του Αγίου Ιωάννη”
- Italian: “Cavaliere di San Giovanni”
- Moroccan Arabic: “كابالير سانت جون”
- Polish: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
- Russian: “Кавальер Святого Иоанна”
- Turkish: “Saint John Binası”
- Ukrainian: “Кавальєр святого Іоанна”
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