Cittadella (Gozo)
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The Cittadella, also known as the Castello, is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is be
View of the Cittadella from the south
Roman period remains at the Gozitan Museum of Archeology. The statue in the middle was found attached to the walls of the Cittadella.
The medieval northern walls of the Cittadella
The plan on the right shows an early proposal to modernize the Cittadella, overlaid on a plan of the medieval fortifications. The plan on the left shows a similar proposal to modernize Mdina.
Fortifications of Mdina
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The fortifications of Mdina are a series of defensive walls which surround Mdina, the former capital city of Malta from antiquity to the medieval period. The city was founded as Maleth by the Phoenici
Aerial view of Mdina and its fortifications
Mdina as seen from Mtarfa
Painting of the Great Siege of Malta with Mdina at the bottom