Bengħisa Tower
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Bengħisa Tower, originally known as Torre di Benissa and also referred to as the Red Tower, was a small watchtower in Bengħisa, within the limits of Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built in 1659 as the seve
Oil tanks at the Malta Freeport, with the site of the tower roughly at the centre of this picture
De Redin towers
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The De Redin Towers are a series of small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1658 and 1659. Thirteen towers were built around the coast of mainland Malta to act as w
Bengħisa Tower
…Tower (Maltese: Torri l-Aħmar), was a small watchtower in Bengħisa, within the limits of Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built in 1659 as the seventh of the De Redin towers, on or near the site of a medieval watch post. An entrenchment was built around the tower in 1761, and it was armed with 10 guns. The tower was demolished…
View of Naxxar's coastline, with three De Redin towers visible (Għallis, St. Mark's and Madliena Towers)
The De Redin towers are based on Sciuta Tower, which was built in 1638.
Torre dello Standardo, an 18th-century tower whose design is similar to the De Redin towers
Falkun Tower