Msida Bastion Historic Garden
The Msida Bastion Historic Garden, also Msida Bastion Cemetery or Msida Bastion Garden of Rest is a former Protestant cemetery in Floriana, Malta, in use from 1806 till 1856.Photo: Dans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: former cemetery in Malta
- Also known as: “Garden of Rest” and “Msida Bastion Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manoel Island and Parliament Building.
Manoel Island
Islet
Photo: Motionlapse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manoel Island, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.
Parliament Building
Government building
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta. The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. Parliament Building is situated 660 metres east of Msida Bastion Historic Garden.
Royal Opera House
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Royal Opera House, also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in Valletta, Malta. It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866. Royal Opera House is situated 710 metres east of Msida Bastion Historic Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana and Floriana Granaries.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Ta‘ Xbiex
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira.
Msida Bastion Historic Garden
- Categories: cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Floriana, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89603° or 35° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
14.50249° or 14° 30′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGW2+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 154334056OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q38680200
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In Other Languages
From German to Maltese—“Msida Bastion Historic Garden” goes by many names.
- German: “Ċimiterju tas-sur tal-Imsida”
- German: “Msida Bastion Cemetery”
- German: “Msida Bastion Garden of Rest”
- Maltese: “Ċimiterju tas-Sur tal-Imsida”
- Maltese: “Garden of Rest”
- Maltese: “Ġnien il-Mistrieħ tal-Imsida”
- Maltese: “Ġnien Storiku tas-Sur tal-Imsida”
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