IT-TORRI TA'SAN LUCJAN

One last shot from my walk which started and ended at St Peter’s Pool. The day’s outing ended with my drive to San Luċjan Watchtower situated between Marsaxlokk and Birżebbuġa. And this is one of the shots I took of this strong tower.
The original tower was built by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1611. An artillery battery was added in around 1715, and the complex was upgraded into a fort in the 1790s. In the 1870s it was modified by the British. Today, the tower and fort are used by the Malta Aquaculture Research Centre.
Thank you for your visits, comments and fav's.

[CC Folk]

Fav.

[Lesley]

Very imposing and impregnable

[Dawn]

Cool

[Margo]

Very interesting. Have enjoyed your wonderful walk/trip, seeing the unusual things in Malta

[Leli]

Great shot. I love this tower especially how the main entrance curves onto and over the dry moat. Fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Very imposing building to end your journey

[Susan Wakely]

This is part of a much bigger fortification.

[Casablanca]

Just love the design with the sloping walls and projected turrets

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful old building

[Kitty Hawke]

You have so many lovely old and interesting buildings.

[Mags]

This is so cool!

[Babs]

What a great building and interesting history.

[Ingrid]

You have so many interesting buildings! I like that they look well maintained and still old. Here they renovate and they look new...

[Pat]

I love the colour of the stone you have there. A lovely strong looking structure that's stood the test of time.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful architecture and a great shot.

[Diana]

Great shot of this amazing building, love the history too.

[Taffy]

A striking look at what appears to be a safe fortress for the ‘watchers’

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Anne ❀]

you have an awesome collection of images!

[Fisher Family]

An impressive and dramatic tower, nice history - fav!

Ian

[Margaret Brown]

A very impressive building, well caught

[carol white]

Nicely captured impressive building

[Pat Knowles]

So much history in Malta....your schools must have whole lessons on the subject!

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot of this fantastic building!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this impressing historical building. Fav.

[Yoland]

Great pov, impressive tower. The history is so interesting. What a great place for the aquaculture research centre to work out of.

[Phil Howcroft]

you have a rich heritage in malta, dione, another lovely story and photo

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[tony gig]

Wonderful structure...fav