Torri Mamo
The Torri Mamo is a fortified residential tower near the Maltese town of Marsaskala . It was built in 1657 by the Mamo family to protect against pirate attacks. Over the centuries, the Torri Mamo has changed hands several times, including Maltese Prime Minister Gerald Strickland and the British military. In the late 1980s, the dilapidated building was transferred to the Maltese monument protection organization Dín l-Art Ħelwa , which restored the tower and made it accessible to the public until the mid-1990s.
The Torri Mamo has an unusual cross-shaped floor plan with a total of 16 walls. Inside there are five rooms: four smaller ones at the ends of the cross and one larger one in the middle. The roof can be reached via stairs.
The Torri Mamo was included in the National Inventory of Cultural Assets of the Maltese Islands under number 43 .
Web links
- Mamo Tower. (PDF) In: National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturale, June 28, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2019 .
- Torri Mamo, Marsascala. In: Heritage Sites managed by Din l-Art Helwa. Dín l-Art Ħelwa (English).
Coordinates: 35 ° 51 ′ 21.1 ″ N , 14 ° 33 ′ 30.1 ″ E