Malta
Malta Island
Valletta

Lascaris War Rooms

The Lascaris War Rooms are an underground complex of tunnels and chambers in , that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of the island was conducted during the Second World War.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: WWII bunkers in Valletta, Malta
  • Also known as: “The Lascaris War Rooms”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saluting Battery and National Library.

Museum
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The is an artillery battery in , . It was constructed in the 16th century by the Order of Saint John, on or near the site of an Ottoman battery from the Great Siege of Malta.

Library
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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 380 metres north of Lascaris War Rooms.

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. is situated 280 metres northwest of Lascaris War Rooms.

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.

Lascaris War Rooms

Latitude
35.89488° or 35° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.51278° or 14° 30′ 46″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8F7PVGV7+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2269128025
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
10282188
Wiki­data ID
Q1648164
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Lascaris War Rooms” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرف حرب لاسكاريس”
  • German: “Lascaris War Rooms”
  • Italian: “Lascaris War Rooms”
  • Polish: “Lascaris War Rooms”
  • Russian: “Бункер Ласкарис во 2 мировую войну”

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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 “Lascaris War Rooms”. Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0.