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Nadur Tower

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The tower is smaller than the other Lascaris towers, having one floor instead of two. It has a square base with two rooms. Access to the roof was by a wooden ladder, which has been replaced by iron rungs stapled to the wall.
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In September 2008, the tower was damaged when vandals threw burnt oil on one of its sides, but it was restored after a couple of days. The government and a number of political parties condemned the act of vandalism
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Nadur Tower was built in 1637 at Binġemma Gap, close to where the British later built the
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Isopu Tower
Ta' Kenuna Tower
Lascaris towers
Rabat
Malta

35°54′2.1″N 14°22′16.1″E / 35.900583°N 14.371139°E / 35.900583; 14.371139
Watchtower
Government of Malta
Order of Saint John
Limestone
Maltese
watchtower
Rabat
Malta
Lascaris towers
Victoria Lines
Lippija
Għajn Tuffieħa Towers
Mdina
the island of Malta


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