Saluting Battery
Saluting Battery is a fort in Valletta, Malta Island. Saluting Battery is situated nearby to the museum Lascaris War Rooms, as well as near Upper Barrakka Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saluting Battery and Lascaris War Rooms.
Saluting Battery
Museum
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saluting Battery is an artillery battery in Valletta, Malta. 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.
Lascaris War Rooms
Museum
Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lascaris War Rooms are an underground complex of tunnels and chambers in Valletta, Malta that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of the island was conducted during the Second World War.
Barrakka Lift
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrakka Lift is a lift in Valletta, Malta which was constructed in 2012, on the site of a previous lift which had operated from 1905 to 1973 and which was demolished in 1983.
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.
Senglea
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Senglea, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.
Saluting Battery
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89466° or 35° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
14.51242° or 14° 30′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGV6+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1433725558OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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