Lascaris Battery, Artillery battery at Grand Harbour waterfront, Valletta, Malta.
The fortification extends along the eastern edge of Valletta with gun emplacements positioned strategically to defend the Grand Harbour entrance.
Built between 1854 and 1856 by British forces, the battery replaced an earlier garden established by Grand Master Giovanni Paolo Lascaris.
The battery represents a crucial element of Malta's military architecture, demonstrating the evolution of coastal defense systems through different periods.
Visitors can access the battery through guided tours that explain the military installations and provide information about its defensive capabilities.
The battery features two-story casemates adapted into barracks in 1868, with open galleries that face an internal parade ground.
Location: Valletta
Inception: 1854
GPS coordinates: 35.89396,14.51284
Latest update: March 3, 2025 05:50
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