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Victoria Gate

Victoria Gate is a in , . It was built by the British in 1885, and was named after Queen Victoria. The gate is the main entrance into the city from the area, which was once the busiest part of the city.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and Saint John’s Co-Cathedral.

Library
Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5.
The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. is situated 250 metres north of Victoria Gate.

Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in , , dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John. is situated 210 metres northwest of Victoria Gate.

Square
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. is situated 300 metres west of Victoria Gate.

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.

Victoria Gate

Latitude
35.89598° or 35° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
14.51365° or 14° 30′ 49″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGW7+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400118202
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2564772
Wiki­data ID
Q21986844
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Romanian—“Victoria Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة فيكتوريا”
  • Chinese: “勝利門（瓦萊塔）”
  • Chinese: “胜利门（瓦莱塔）”
  • French: “porte Victoria”
  • French: “Porte Victoria”
  • Greek: “Πύλη Βικτώρια”
  • Hebrew: “שער ויקטוריה”
  • Italian: “Victoria Gate”
  • Maltese: “Victoria Gate (Valletta)”
  • Maltese: “Victoria Gate”
  • Polish: “Brama Wiktorii w Valletcie”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Victoria”

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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 “Victoria Gate”. Photo: Shepard, CC BY 4.0.