Hompesch Gate
The Hompesch Gate ( Maltese Il-Mina ta 'Hompesch , English also Hompesch Arch ) is a monument in the Maltese city of Żabbar on the island of Malta . It was built to commemorate the granting of city rights on September 14, 1797 by Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim .
architecture
The monument, built in the classical style, consists of a single arch flanked by Doric pilasters . On the entablature there is a smaller tableau, also framed by Doric pilasters, in a round niche in which there is a colorful figure of Mary . The monument is crowned by a cranked triangular gable.
history
To commemorate the granting of town charter to Żabbar by the last Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch, who resided in Malta, the building resembling a triumphal arch was built in 1801 . According to tradition, it is said to have been built on the spot where the citizens of Żabbar welcomed the Grand Master in 1797 for the patronage festival of the place.
Due to the difficult political situation in Malta at the time after the end of the French occupation, the originally intended coat of arms is missing.
literature
- JF Grima: Legacy of an Order in Malta 360 °. The Architectural Heritage in the Era of the Knights in Malta. Volume II: 1680-1798. Miranda Publishers, Malta 2008 (English).
- Vincent Zammit: Il-Gran Mastri. Ġabra ta 'Tagħrif dwar l-Istorja ta' Malta fi Żmienhom. It-Tieni Volume 1680-1798. Valletta Publishing & Promotion, Valletta 1992, pp. 513-514 (Maltese).
Web links
- Hompesch Gate, Żabbar. In: Times of Malta . December 8, 2012, accessed October 30, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Il-mina ta'Hompesch / Hompesch Gate. (PDF) In: National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturale, December 16, 2011, accessed on October 30, 2019 .
Coordinates: 35 ° 52 ′ 19.4 " N , 14 ° 31 ′ 37.8" E