Saint John’s Cavalier

Saint John's Cavalier is a 16th-century cavalier in , , which was built by the Order of St. John. It overlooks St. John's Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament Building and Royal Opera House.

Government building
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The Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in . 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 into an open-air theatre. is situated 150 metres southeast of Saint John’s Cavalier.

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 160 metres southeast of Saint John’s Cavalier.

Museum
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The is a Maltese archaeological museum located in , with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta. is situated 210 metres east of Saint John’s Cavalier.

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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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the , right between the villages of and .

Saint John’s Cavalier

Latitude
35.89731° or 35° 53′ 50″ north
Longitude
14.50883° or 14° 30′ 32″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGW5+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30596392
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q18169131
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Saint John’s Cavalier” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalorësi i Shën Gjonit”
  • Arabic: “فارس القديس يوحنا”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა იოანეს კავალიერი”
  • German: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
  • German: “Saint John’s Kavalier”
  • German: “St. John’s Kavalier”
  • Greek: “Προμαχώνας του Αγίου Ιωάννη”
  • Italian: “Cavaliere di San Giovanni”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “كابالير سانت جون”
  • Polish: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
  • Russian: “Кавальер Святого Иоанна”
  • Turkish: “Saint John Binası”
  • Ukrainian: “Кавальєр святого Іоанна”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and St Andrew’s Scots Church, Malta.

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