Prospettiva

Valletta


This installation was designed by Maltese architect Chris Briffa to celebrate V18 (Valletta as European City of Culture in 2018). The work merges the city's five different gates into a 2D structure that is disassembled into planes, and is a striking sight close to St James Bastion.


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Nearby Valletta attractions

1. War Memorial

0.02 MILES

Monument to the 600 Maltese and nearly one million British servicemen who lost their lives in WWI.

4. Granaries

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Circular slabs stud the paved surface of Pjazza San Publiju; they're the lids of underground granaries.

5. Triton Fountain

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Sculpted by Maltese sculptor Vincent Apap in 1959, this grand fountain has been restored to perfection and reopened in early 2018 in time for Valletta's…

6. City Gate

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The Renzo Piano–designed City Gate forms part of the architect's dramatic and harmonious development. It echoes the dimensions of the original 1633…

7. St James' Cavalier

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This 16th-century fortification has been transformed into a dazzling arts centre encompassing galleries, theatre and a cinema. Recent exhibitions have…

8. Upper Barrakka Gardens

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These colonnaded gardens perched high above Grand Harbour were created in the late 16th century as a relaxing haven for the Knights from the nearby…

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