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    The fortifications of Mdina (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Imdina) are a series of defensive walls which surround the former capital city of Mdina, Malta. The...
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    Mdina (Maltese: L-Imdina [lɪmˈdiːnɐ]; Italian: Medina), also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia ("Old City") and Città Notabile ("Notable City")...
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    very little remains of these survive today. By the late medieval period, the main fortifications on Malta were the capital Mdina, the Cittadella on Gozo...
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  • under London Fortifications of Kotor, Montenegro Fortifications of Mdina, Malta Fortifications of Messina, Sicily, Italy Fortifications of Metz, France...
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    but with one major wall of reentrant angles. Fort San Lucian Fort Saint Michael Fort San Salvatore Fortifications of Mdina Fort of San Diego San Juan de...
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    Mdina Gate (Maltese: Il-Bieb tal-Imdina), also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main gate into the fortified city of Mdina, Malta. It...
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    Ramón Despuig (category Knights of Malta)
    is part of the fortifications of Mdina, was built between 1739 and 1746 and was named after the Grand Master. He died in 1741. 2 scudi coin of GM Despuig...
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    Imperial fortress (category Military installations of the United Kingdom)
    Euroclydon Royal Navy Hospital Mtarfa Malta Command Fortifications of Malta Fortifications of Mdina Cambridge Battery Cittadella Della Grazie Battery Fort...
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    of linear fortifications known collectively as the Victoria Lines, that cut across the width of the island north of the old capital of Mdina, was a unique...
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    This is a list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1798. It also includes...
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    Chitati' the medieval castle of the walled town of Mdina" (PDF). Arx – Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification (1–4): 3–11. Archived from...
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    of the Standard, Maltese: It-Torri tal-Istandard) is a tower in Mdina, Malta, forming part of the city's fortifications. It was built by the Order of...
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    cavalier and ditch of Fort St. Angelo, and designed two bastions of the fortifications of Mdina. He also proposed the construction of a fort on the Sciberras...
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    Possession of Mdina is a painting by the French artist Antoine de Favray from c. 1750. It depicts Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, a Grand Master of the Knights...
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    The fortifications of Valletta (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Belt Valletta) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround Valletta, the...
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    Naxxar (category Local councils of Malta)
    to hinder the advance of the enemy if they were successful in landing; and the fortifications on high ground. Some fortifications around Naxxar include:...
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    between medieval and early modern fortification can be seen in the fortifications of Rhodes in Greece and the fortifications of Famagusta in Cyprus. Just as...
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  • Fortifications Interpretation Centre Fortifications of Birgu Fortifications of Malta Fortifications of Mdina Fortifications of Senglea Fortifications...
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    António Manoel de Vilhena (category Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller)
    from the construction of Fort Manoel and the restoration of Mdina's walls, a number of improvements were made to the fortifications of Malta throughout Vilhena's...
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    only railway line ever on the island of Malta, and it consisted of a single railway line from Valletta to Mdina. It was a single-track line in metre gauge...
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    of the Ottomans, who were unhappy to see the order resettled. In July 1551, Ottoman forces attempted to take over Fort Saint Angelo and later Mdina but...
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    having lost perhaps a third of their men to fighting and disease. View of Mdina (above) and map of the city's fortifications as they were in 1565 (below)...
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    The Fortress Builders – Fortifications Interpretation Centre (FIC) is an interpretation centre about the fortifications of Malta. It is housed in a late...
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    at Mdina and Birgu were strengthened, and the fortifications of Senglea were built. The failure to take all of the Maltese Islands was also one of the...
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    Cittadella (Gozo) (category Hospitaller fortifications in Malta)
    the restoration of the fortifications of Valletta, Birgu and Mdina on mainland Malta. The restoration of the Cittadella consisted of two projects which...
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    The fortifications of Birgu (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Birgu) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Birgu, Malta...
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    With Valletta surrounded, Vaubois led some of the troops to the old city of Mdina, where the remaining militia had retreated following the landings. At a...
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    to the Mdina council in 1473, even if as late as 1494 they were expected to take refuge in Mdina, rather than Birgu. After being driven out of Rhodes...
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  • "Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. "Mdina (Città Vecchia)"...
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    Melite (ancient city) (category Mdina)
    Melítē) or Melita (Latin) was an ancient city located on the site of present-day Mdina and Rabat, Malta. It started out as a Bronze Age settlement, which...
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