Garden Battery
Garden Battery is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1889 and 1894. The battery is located at Tigné Point, between Cambridge Battery and Fort Tigné.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Point and Fort Tigné.
Fort Tigné
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Tigné is a polygonal fort in Tigné Point, Sliema, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1793 and 1795 to protect the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour. Fort Tigné is situated 230 metres southeast of Garden Battery.
Cambridge Battery
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cambridge Battery is a Victorian-era battery in Sliema, Malta. It is commonly referred to as Fort Cambridge, although it was never classified as a fort while in use. It originally contained an Armstrong 100-ton gun. Cambridge Battery is situated 190 metres northwest of Garden Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northern Harbor of Malta and Valletta.
Northern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sliema is in Malta. St. Julian's is a town in Malta. San Gwann is a city in Malta.
Valletta
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
Valletta or Il-Belt is the capital of Malta. Historically built as harbour city to first capital, Valletta preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers.
Gżira
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019.
Garden Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 1889 artillery battery in Malta
- Categories: artillery battery, building, tourism, bunker, and military installation
- Location: Sliema, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.90801° or 35° 54′ 29″ northLongitude
14.51141° or 14° 30′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWG56+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 339457757OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1356945
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Garden Battery” goes by many names.
- German: “Garden Battery”
- Maltese: “Garden Battery”
- Polish: “Bateria Garden”
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