A view of the main entrance of Fort Madalena across the bridge. What a difference it is to the elaborate designs and architectural beauty of those baroque entrances erected during the period of the Knights of St John!
Fort Madalena was built during the Reign of Queen Victoria and forms part of massive defence lines. The fort was built in two phases, the first was the pentagonal shaped fort built as part of the Victoria Lines defences [1878-1880], and the second was the addition of a 9.2 inch coastal defence battery. The 9.2 inch battery was added to the seaward side of the Fort.
Fort Madalena was later occupied by the Royal Air Force and used as a communications post. The buildings added on top of the original Fort structure are evidence of this era. The Fort is now the Head Quarters and Training School of the St John Rescue Corps and regular exercises are conducted at the Fort.
The Fort is surrounded by a ditch about 6 metres deep and 4 metres across. It is approached via a narrow passage through the scarp (I showed it yesterday) and then across a narrow bridge. The ditch is defended by elaborate counter-scarp galleries (Source visitmalta.com).
Thank you very much for looking and for your lovely comments and the fav’s on yesterday’s picture.
I missed yesterday's one but this one is so good to read about. Not so far back in our history for the recent additions but so good that we can still hear about it!
(Weather I can`t chance. So I accept it as it comes)