Fort Saint Michael
Fort Saint Michael | |
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Forti San Mikiel | |
Part of the fortifications of Senglea | |
Senglea, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°53′4.7″N 14°31′7.5″E / 35.884639°N 14.518750°E |
Type | Cavalier |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of Malta |
Condition | Part of base survives |
Site history | |
Built | 1552–1581 |
Built by | Order of Saint John |
Materials | Limestone |
Fate | Partially demolished, 1921 |
Battles/wars | Great Siege of Malta |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Pierre de Monte (1565) |
Fort Saint Michael (
Construction and history
In 1537 d’Homedes renovated a villa and surrounded it with a casemate.[2]
In 1551, the Ottomans
The first stone of the
The fort was extended to a fortified city named
The fortifications of Senglea was rebuilt after the siege, and the redevelopment continued until 1581. Fort St. Michael was converted to a cavalier, consisting of a tower with a casemated interior, which had a terrace platform with ten embrasures.[6]
In 1687, Don Carlos de Grunenbergh visited the fort and recommended the addition of a faussebraye. He decided to finance the expenses himself.[7]
Destruction
St. Michael Cavalier was largely dismantled in 1921 to make way for a school. A small part of the structure's lower section was retained and was used as the base of a clock tower.[6]
Today, the bastion at Senglea Point, which is known as "the Spur", is often mistakenly referred to as Fort Saint Michael, although the fort was actually located at the opposite end of the city.[8]
References
- ^ https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/51888/21/Orizzont_Dawra%20kulturali%20mal-Port%20il-Kbir%20%2821%29.PDF [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Castagna, P. P. (1865). Malta bil chzejer tehne u li ghadda min ghaliha (in Maltese). Vol. 1. p. 87.
- ^ Abela, Joe. "Juan d'Homedes (1494–1553)". Senglea Local Council. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Portelli, John. "Fort St. Michael". Senglea History. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "St Michael Cavalier - Senglea" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Ellul, Michael (1988). "Punti d'incontro nell' architettura a Malta e in Sicilia" (PDF). Journal of Maltese Studies (in Italian). 18: 189–196. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2019.
- ^ DeMartino, Giov (7 March 2012). "Senglea fort misplaced". Times of Malta. Retrieved 12 September 2014.