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圣詹姆斯: 周边有什么、如何前往、何时最合适 · 2026年
Residents navigate steep limestone ascents and historic ramparts daily, trading vehicular convenience for quiet stone walkways.
关于此地
Military engineers built this raised artillery platform to defend the landward approaches, creating a massive stone bastion that later transformed into a hub for public culture.
The Order of Saint John erected the cavalier following the Ottoman siege to secure the capital against landward assaults. Italian engineer Francesco Laparelli drafted the military plans alongside Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar. The raised stone battery commanded the outer approaches and connected to Saint John Cavalier through a subterranean passage, while its cannons signaled the daily opening and closing of the city gates.
继续阅读
British forces later altered the interior layout, inserting an arched floor to double the internal rooms and replacing the artillery roof ramp with interior stairs. The administration excavated massive cisterns underneath to store municipal water delivered through the aqueduct. During wartime bombardments the thick bastion sheltered local residents, while the upper chambers functioned as provisions storage for military staff.
Civilian functions gradually replaced garrison routines as the attached Dar Annona building shifted from grain administration to postal duties. The fort housed the state printing press for decades before a comprehensive rehabilitation transformed the gun platform into a contemporary arts space. Thick masonry walls provide natural acoustic isolation for exhibitions and performances across the converted garrison halls.
相关组织
- Francesco Laparelli
- Rising of the Priests
- Wignacourt Aqueduct
- Dar Annona
- Structural Dampness
事实信息
- Italian military engineer Francesco Laparelli and Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar designed and supervised the construction of the bastion.
- Cavalier artillery served as a municipal timekeeping station, firing signal rounds at sunrise, noon, and sunset to regulate city gates.
- An underground passage originally connected the structure directly to Saint John Cavalier.
- The British administration converted the interior into an officers mess and excavated internal cisterns for municipal water storage.
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