Ġorġ Agius Square

Ġorġ Agius Square is a square in Il-Birgu, Malta. Ġorġ Agius Square is situated nearby to St Philip Church, as well as near the square Post is-Sagra Infermerija.

Type: Square
Also known as: “Pjazzetta Ġorġ Agius”
Inscription: “L-Għannej tal-Mulej; 1926-2021”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malta Maritime Museum and Inquisitor’s Palace.

Malta Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5.

The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. Malta Maritime Museum is situated 130 metres southwest of Ġorġ Agius Square.

Inquisitor’s Palace

Museum

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio. Inquisitor’s Palace is situated 200 metres southeast of Ġorġ Agius Square.

Fort St. Angelo

Museum

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Fort St. Angelo is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. Fort St. Angelo is situated 450 metres northwest of Ġorġ Agius Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birgu and Senglea.

Birgu

Town

Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.

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.

Kalkara

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.

Ġorġ Agius Square

Latitude

35.88878° or 35° 53′ 20″ north

Longitude

14.52156° or 14° 31′ 18″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 345212962

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include St Philip Church and Post is-Sagra Infermerija.

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