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Fort St Angelo - Birgu, Malta - Historic Gateway to the Upper Fort
Fort St Angelo - Birgu, Malta - Historic Gateway to the Upper Fort
The limestone gateway leading into the upper section of Fort St Angelo in Birgu, Malta, featuring a wrought-iron gate, traditional stone arch and an emblem associated with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Għajn Ħadid Tower - Selmun, Malta - Exposed Interior of the Ruined Watchtower
Għajn Ħadid Tower - Selmun, Malta - Exposed Interior of the Ruined Watchtower
Looking down into the ruined interior of Għajn Ħadid Tower near Selmun, Malta, revealing thick limestone walls, small recessed openings and fallen masonry within the seventeenth-century coastal watchtower.
Għajn Ħadid Tower - Selmun, Malta - Collapsed Watchtower in the Evening Sun
Għajn Ħadid Tower - Selmun, Malta - Collapsed Watchtower in the Evening Sun
The ruined Għajn Ħadid Tower at Selmun near Mellieħa, Malta, with its collapsed limestone masonry illuminated by warm evening sunlight against a deep blue Mediterranean sky.
Fort Mosta - Mosta, Malta - Limestone Defensive Wall Above the Green Escarpment
Fort Mosta - Mosta, Malta - Limestone Defensive Wall Above the Green Escarpment
A limestone defensive wall at Fort Mosta, Malta, overlooking a steep hillside covered with Mediterranean shrubs, exposed rocks and green agricultural terraces.
Fort Mosta - Mosta, Malta - Historic Guns Above the Limestone Fortifications
Fort Mosta - Mosta, Malta - Historic Guns Above the Limestone Fortifications
Two historic rust-coloured guns stand above the limestone fortifications of Fort Mosta, part of Malta’s Victoria Lines defensive system, surrounded by grassy earthworks and military masonry.
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma Gap, Malta - Defensive Wall Along the Steep Escarpment
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma Gap, Malta - Defensive Wall Along the Steep Escarpment
A historic limestone defensive wall follows the edge of a steep, vegetation-covered escarpment at Binġemma Gap, Malta, with rocky outcrops and terraced countryside in the distance.
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma Gap, Malta - Countryside Viewed Through a Defensive Loophole
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma Gap, Malta - Countryside Viewed Through a Defensive Loophole
A view of the rocky Maltese countryside through a narrow limestone opening in the historic Dwejra Lines at Binġemma Gap, with wildflowers, Mediterranean vegetation and terraced hillsides beyond.
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma, Malta - Historic Limestone Wall Along the Overgrown Hillside
Dwejra Lines - Binġemma, Malta - Historic Limestone Wall Along the Overgrown Hillside
A section of the historic Dwejra Lines at Binġemma Gap, Malta, showing a substantial limestone defensive wall with regularly spaced upper openings, partly concealed by dense Mediterranean vegetation.
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