St James’s Counterguard, Valletta
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St James’s Counterguard in Valletta is a historic fortification within Malta’s capital that today notably houses the Central Bank of Malta among other institutions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterguard
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ fortification ⓘ |
| access | partly restricted ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastioned fortification ⓘ |
| builder | Knights of St John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Order of St John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Central Bank of Malta buildings
NERFINISHED
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Fortifications in Valletta ⓘ Military architecture in Malta ⓘ |
| city | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityFortificationOf | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| currentUse |
institutional buildings
ⓘ
offices ⓘ premises of the Central Bank of Malta ⓘ |
| designedTo | strengthen landward defenses of Valletta ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| faces | Grand Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | outer defensive work ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Order of St John (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | supporting fire platform for St James Bastion ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Floriana
NERFINISHED
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St James Bastion NERFINISHED ⓘ St John’s Counterguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled property (Malta) ⓘ |
| houses | Central Bank of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | continuous line of bastions and counterguards around Valletta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Floriana Lines area
NERFINISHED
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Grand Harbour defensive system NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sciberras Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | St James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Grand Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbour fortifications of Valletta
ⓘ
fortifications of Valletta ⓘ land front of Valletta ⓘ |
| protects | St James Bastion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Region, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | important element of Malta’s early modern military architecture ⓘ |
| strategicRole | strengthening the defensive perimeter of Valletta ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Valletta
ⓘ
protection of Grand Harbour approaches ⓘ |
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