Captain's Tower, Defensive tower in Naxxar, Malta.
The Captain's Tower consists of a three-floor square structure with box machicolations and a columbaria for carrier pigeons on its upper level.
The Order of Saint John constructed this tower after 1548 when they failed to requisition the nearby Gauci Tower for housing the Naxxar militia captain.
The tower stands as an example of early Hospitaller military architecture in Malta, sharing design elements with fortifications from their previous base in Rhodes.
The Naxxar Local Council received the building through a devolution agreement with the Lands Authority, with plans to open it for tourism.
During the 1675 plague epidemic, the tower and its adjacent building temporarily served as a hospital facility for the local population.
Location: Naxxar
GPS coordinates: 35.92069,14.44244
Latest update: March 7, 2025 08:07
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