The Birkirkara Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Birkirkara), also known as Għar il-Ġobon Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Għar il-Ġobon),[1] is a tower in Birkirkara, Malta. Its date of construction is not known, but it is believed to date back to around the mid or late 16th century.
The tower was built for defensive purposes in the inland areas of Malta in the early periods of the Order of St. John. In the 17th century the tower was aided with the building of another tower, the Tal-Wejter Tower, to better facilitate communication with Floriana.[1]
Birkirkara Tower has a square plan, and its roof is surrounded by a high parapet wall. The latter contains six box machicolations;[5] a pair at the left-side and two on the right-side, and one each at the front and back.
birkirkara, tower, confused, with, wejter, tower, maltese, torri, birkirkara, also, known, għar, Ġobon, tower, maltese, torri, għar, Ġobon, tower, birkirkara, malta, date, construction, known, believed, date, back, around, late, 16th, century, torri, birkirkar. Not to be confused with Tal Wejter Tower The Birkirkara Tower Maltese Torri ta Birkirkara also known as Għar il Ġobon Tower Maltese Torri ta Għar il Ġobon 1 is a tower in Birkirkara Malta Its date of construction is not known but it is believed to date back to around the mid or late 16th century Birkirkara TowerTorri ta BirkirkaraBirkirkara MaltaView of Birkirkara TowerCoordinates35 54 4 1 N 14 28 1 8 E 35 901139 N 14 467167 E 35 901139 14 467167TypeTowerSite informationOwnerPrivateOpen tothe publicNoConditionIntactSite historyBuiltc 16th centuryMaterialsLimestone Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp The tower as seen from Għar il Ġobon Street The tower was built for defensive purposes in the inland areas of Malta in the early periods of the Order of St John In the 17th century the tower was aided with the building of another tower the Tal Wejter Tower to better facilitate communication with Floriana 1 The tower was included on the Antiquities List of 1925 2 It is now scheduled as a Grade 1 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority 3 and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 4 Architecture editBirkirkara Tower has a square plan and its roof is surrounded by a high parapet wall The latter contains six box machicolations 5 a pair at the left side and two on the right side and one each at the front and back See also editTal Wejter TowerReferences edit a b Guillaumier Alfie 2002 Bliet u Rħula Maltin Second Volume in Maltese Klabb Kotba Maltin p 85 ISBN 99932 39 16 X Protection of Antiquities Regulations 21st November 1932 Government Notice 402 of 1932 as Amended by Government Notices 127 of 1935 and 338 of 1939 Malta Environment and Planning Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2016 Mepa Schedules 51 archaeological sites and buildings The Malta Independent 27 December 2009 Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Birkirkara Tower PDF National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Island 28 June 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 17 December 2015 Military Architecture Archived 2015 11 15 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Media related to Birkirkara Tower at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Malta related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birkirkara Tower amp oldid 1123516998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
