Birgu (Maltese: Il-Birgu [ɪlˈbɪrɡʊ], Italian: Vittoriosa), also known by its title Città Vittoriosa ('Victorious City'), is an old fortified city on the...
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40,000 lb (18,000 kg) of gunpowder stored in a magazine (polverista) in Birgu, Malta, mistakenly detonated. The explosion killed an estimated 200 people...
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Coconut crab (redirect from Birgus latro)
The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial...
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fortifications of Birgu (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Birgu) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Birgu, Malta. The first...
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Great Siege of Malta (section St. Michael and Birgu)
de Homedes ordered the strengthening of Fort Saint Angelo at the tip of Birgu (now Vittoriosa), as well as the construction of two new forts, Fort Saint...
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an auberge as its headquarters, some of which still survive in Rhodes, Birgu and Valletta. The Knights Hospitaller began to take the features of a state...
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The Birgu Clock Tower (Maltese: It-Torri tal-Arloġġ tal-Birgu), also called the Vittoriosa Clock Tower and originally the Civic Clock Tower, was a clock...
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Bishop's Palace (Maltese: Il-Palazz tal-Isqof) is a palatial building in Birgu, Malta which was a residence of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Malta. It...
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Inquisitor's Palace (redirect from Castellania (Birgu))
Il-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur), also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under...
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The Auberge d'Allemagne (Maltese: Auberge d'Allemagne) was an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of...
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Birgu Fort St. Angelo Dockyard Creek or Cottonera Marina St. Angelo Strand, Birgu Xatt il-Forn, Birgu Xatt ir-Risq, Birgu Xatt San Lawrenz, Birgu Dock...
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Auberge de France (Maltese: Berġa ta' Franza) is an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in around 1533 (incorporating an earlier building) to house...
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This is a list of monuments in Birgu, Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. "National Inventory...
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The Auberge d'Aragon (Maltese: Berġa ta' Aragona) is an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint...
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Cavalletto at the Inquisitor's Palace, in Birgu...
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(Maltese: Berġa tal-Italja, Italian: Albergo d'Italia) was an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in the sixteenth century to house knights of the Order...
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Auberge de Castille et Portugal (redirect from Auberge de Castille, Birgu)
et Portugal (Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja u Portugall) was an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the...
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Fort St. Angelo (category Buildings and structures in Birgu)
(Maltese: Forti Sant'Anġlu or Fortizza Sant'Anġlu) is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built...
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as Tal-Griegi is a former Greek Catholic church located in the town of Birgu, Malta. Nowadays it is part of the Oratory of St Joseph. Originally the...
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capital of Malta until the arrival of the Order of St. John in 1530, who used Birgu instead. Mdina experienced a period of decline over the following centuries...
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Langues. This structure was maintained in Birgu (1530–1571) and then Valletta (from 1571). The auberges in Birgu remain, mostly undistinguished 16th-century...
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activities commemorating this date take place at the Freedom Day Monument at Birgu (Vittoriosa) (designed by Anton Agius) and at the War Memorial in Floriana...
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possesses the longest leg span of any marine crab species alive Coconut crab (Birgus latro), the largest terrestrial invertebrate species alive Tasmanian giant...
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or early 17th centuries, replacing an earlier one in Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. It was located in the lower part of Valletta, close to the Slaves' Prison...
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used to hold errant Knights of St. John, located in the Fort St Angelo, Birgu, Malta. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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cultural projects, including the embellishment of Città Vittoriosa (modern Birgu) and the construction of new cities including Città Rohan (modern Ħaż-Żebbuġ)...
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Chapel of St Anne, Fort St Angelo (category Buildings and structures in Birgu)
Kappella ta' Sant'Anna) is a Roman Catholic chapel in Fort St Angelo in Birgu, Malta. Its existence was first documented in the 13th century, and according...
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Carcinisation (section Coconut crabs (Birgus latro))
Jurassic The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) Hermit crabs: The coconut crab (Birgus latro) Patagurus rex Infraorder Brachyura (true crabs) First appearance:...
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Royal, Bath, England Grey Lady, a ghost reputed to haunt Fort St. Angelo, Birgu, Malta The Grey Lady, a spirit reputed to haunt Cumberland College, in Dunedin...
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List lists North Sentinel as being an important habitat for coconut crabs (Birgus latro), which have been otherwise extirpated from most of the other Andaman...
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