Mdina Gate
Mdina Gate, also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main gate into the fortified city of Mdina, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: City gate in Mdina, Malta
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Natural History and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of Mdina, Malta. It is housed in Palazzo Vilhena, a French Baroque palace rebuilt in 1726 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena to designs of Charles François de Mondion.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. St. Paul’s Cathedral is situated 190 metres north of Mdina Gate.
St Peter’s Church and Monastery, Mdina
Monastery
Photo: NickGeorge1993, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church and Monastery of St Peter is a Catholic church complex in Mdina, Malta. It formerly housed a Benedictine monastery for cloistered nuns. The church is dedicated to St Peter and St Benedict.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mdina and Imtarfa.
Mdina
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.
Imtarfa
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mtarfa is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council.
Ta’ Qali
Hamlet
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of Attard and Mosta in central and northern Malta respectively, which contains the national football stadium, the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija.
Mdina Gate
- Categories: building, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Rabat, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88481° or 35° 53′ 5″ northLongitude
14.40352° or 14° 24′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVCM3+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1411923693OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q63247680
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Mdina Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “城門”
- French: “Porte de Mdina”
- Italian: “Porta di Mdina”
- Maltese: “Bieb l-Imdina”
- Polish: “Brama Miejska w Mdinie”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Mdina”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Medina”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Mdina Dungeons Museum and Pjazza San Publju.
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