Mdina Gate
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Mdina Gate, also known as the Main Gate or the Vilhena Gate, is the main gate into the fortified city of Mdina, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.
View of the Mdina Gate
Mdina Gate and the walled up medieval entrance
Inscription and Vilhena's coat of arms
Rear of the gate
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