Saint Thomas Tower
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Saint Thomas Tower, also known as Fort Saint Thomas, is a large bastioned watchtower in Marsaskala, Malta. It was built in 1614, the third of six Wignacourt towers. An artillery battery was added to t
View of Saint Thomas Tower and its battery
Façade of Saint Thomas Tower
Painting of St Thomas Bay in World War I, viewed from the sea. The tower is visible in the centre.
The "restored" battery, with the Jerma Palace Hotel in the background
Żonqor Tower
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Żonqor Tower, originally known as Torre di Zoncol, was a small watchtower near Żonqor Point, within the limits of the seaside town of Marsaskala, Malta. It was built in 1659 as the eleventh of the De
Saint Thomas Tower
…is the only original one to have survived in Malta. The tower is surrounded by a rock-hewn ditch. After the De Redin towers were built, St Thomas had Żonqor and Xrobb l-Għaġin Towers in its line of sight. Currently, these are now either in ruins or completely demolished. In 1715, St Thomas Tower was reinforced…
The site of Żonqor Tower, now occupied by a pillbox