Delimara Tower

The Delimara Tower ( Maltese Torri ta 'Delimara ), original name Torre della Limara , was a watchtower in Delimara , a district of Marsaxlokk on the island of Malta .

history

It was built in 1659 as the tenth of the De Redin Towers on top of Delimara Point . A mortar battery was built near the tower in 1793 . Both the tower and the battery were demolished by the British in the 19th century to clear the line of fire at nearby Fort Delimara .

Within sight of the Delimara Tower was the Xrobb l-Għaġin Tower to the northeast and the Bengħisa Tower to the southwest .

architecture

The design of the Delimara Tower corresponded to that of the other De Redin Towers. It rose on a square plan and showed a square spur tower at one corner of the roof . A special feature were the machicolations on the parapet of the roof and the buttresses at the base of the tower. The latter indicate that the structure was unstable. Similar buttresses can be found on the Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower .

Individual evidence

↑ Ġrajjet Malta. It-Tielet Ktieb . 4th edition. Department of Education, Sliema 2006, p. 81 (Maltese).
^ Vendôme Tower. In: Mare Nostrum. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015 ; accessed on October 23, 2019 (English).
↑ Vincent Zammit: Il-Gran Mastri. Ġabra ta 'Tagħrif dwar l-Istorja ta' Malta fi Żmienhom. L-Ewwel Volum 1530-1680 . Valletta Publishing & Promotion Co. Ltd., Valletta 1992, p. 236 (Maltese).

35.820417 14.560972Coordinates: 35 ° 49 ′ 13.5 ″ N , 14 ° 33 ′ 39.5 ″ E

[1] Ġrajjet Malta. It-Tielet Ktieb . 4th edition. Department of Education, Sliema 2006, p. 81 (Maltese).

[2] Vendôme Tower. In: Mare Nostrum. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015 ; accessed on October 23, 2019 (English).

[3] Vincent Zammit: Il-Gran Mastri. Ġabra ta 'Tagħrif dwar l-Istorja ta' Malta fi Żmienhom. L-Ewwel Volum 1530-1680 . Valletta Publishing & Promotion Co. Ltd., Valletta 1992, p. 236 (Maltese).