Portes des Bombes

Portes des Bombes, 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.
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  • City gate
  • Description: gate in Floriana, Malta
  • Also known as
    “Il-Bieb tal-Bombi”
    “Porte des Bombes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wignacourt Fountain and Sarria Church.
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is situated 110 metres north of Portes des Bombes.
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The Church of the Immaculate Conception known also… is situated 220 metres northeast of Portes des Bombes.
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The , also known as the… is situated 320 metres northeast of Portes des Bombes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana and Floriana Granaries.
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena…
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is a locality.
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Hamrun is a town in the of , with a population of 10,514 as of November 2021.

Portes des Bombes

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Latitude
35.89045° or 35° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
14.50211° or 14° 30′ 8″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGR2+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138344533
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q7231541

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Portes des Bombes” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Porta e Topave”
  • Dutch: “Portes des Bombes”
  • French: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Georgian: “ბომბების კარიბჭე”
  • Italian: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Maltese: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Polish: “Porte des Bombes”
  • Russian: “Порт де Бомбес”
  • Spanish: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Turkish: “Portes des Bombes”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт де Бомбес”
  • Uzbek: “Port de Bombes”

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