Fort Saint Elmo is a star fort in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli. It is best known for its role in the Great Siege of Malta in 1565.
Aerial view of Valletta, with Fort St. Elmo in the foreground
Plan of Fort Saint Elmo.
The Siege of Malta - Capture of Fort Saint Elmo by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio
The Carafa Enceinte. The towers on top of the bastions are concrete coastal defences built in World War II.
A bastion fort or trace italienne is a fortification in a style that evolved during the early modern period of gunpowder when the cannon came to dominate the battlefield. It was first seen in the mid-fifteenth century in Italy. Some types, especially when combined with ravelins and other outworks, resembled the related star fort of the same era.
Citadel of Jaca [es], Spain, an example of a bastion fort
Bourtange fortification, restored to its 1742 condition, Groningen, Netherlands
Plan of Tvrđa from 1861, in Osijek, Croatia
Model of the city of Naarden, Netherlands