Great Siege Square
Great Siege Square is a square in Valletta, Malta Island. Great Siege Square is situated nearby to the memorial Great Siege Monument, as well as near the battlefield Site of the Great Siege of Malta.- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Valletta, Malta
- Also known as: “Misraħ l-Assedju l-Kbir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John’s Co-Cathedral and National Library.
St John’s Co-Cathedral
Church
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St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin.
National Museum of Archaeology
Museum
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The National Museum of Archaeology is a Maltese archaeological museum located in Valletta, with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta. National Museum of Archaeology is situated 130 metres southwest of Great Siege Square.
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
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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.
Great Siege Square
- Category: square
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89799° or 35° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
14.5125° or 14° 30′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGX6+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 31232943OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q39635804
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In Other Languages
“Great Siege Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة الحصار الكبرى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Siege Monument and Site of the Great Siege of Malta.
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