City Gate of Valletta
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The City Gate of Valletta is the main entrance to Malta’s fortified capital, historically serving as a key defensive gateway and now a prominent architectural and urban landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City Gate of Valletta canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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city gate ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| access | pedestrian ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Parliament House of Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Opera House site NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta bus terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| connects |
City of Valletta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triton Fountain square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| culturalRole | entrance to Valletta’s cultural and administrative core ⓘ |
| function |
defensive gateway (historical)
ⓘ
main entrance to Valletta ⓘ urban landmark ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bridge over former ditch
ⓘ
flanking bastion-like walls ⓘ views towards Republic Street ⓘ wide central opening ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
controlled access to fortified city
ⓘ
part of defensive system of the Knights of St John ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Harbour area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Republic Street axis ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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limestone ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| near |
Floriana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triton Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site City of Valletta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortifications of Valletta ⓘ |
| replacedStructure |
earlier historic city gates of Valletta
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fourth City Gate of Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
prominent architectural landmark in Malta
ⓘ
symbol of Valletta’s regeneration ⓘ |
| status | existing ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist access point to Valletta ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Valletta bus station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
entrance node for public transport users
ⓘ
gateway between Valletta and its suburbs ⓘ |
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