fort angelo vittoriosa birgu malta

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Fort Saint Angelo in Vittoriosa (Birgu), Malta, as seen from the Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fort Saint Angelo Gates in Citta Vittoriosa, Birgu, Malta Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fort St. Angelo (Fortizza Sant'An?lu) is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. It was rebuilt by the Order of Saint John as a bastioned fort called Fort Saint Angelo between the 1530s and the 1560s, and it is best known for its role as the Order's headquarters during the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. Fort St. Angelo has been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998, as part of the Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta.